Friday, June 21, 2013

Post Newtown, Connecticut School Shootings

I was disheartened by the NRA's proposal of putting armed volunteers into schools across America. First of all, the popularization of loosely regulated militias can and will lead to all sorts of abuses such as intimidation and vigilante behavior. Secondly, it will lead to an escalation of firepower.

 If a killer knows that armed guards are in a school he will bring more guns or will plan to eliminate the guards - or students - from afar with a sniper rifle. Or he'll resort to explosives or other means of killing. It doesn't address the problem of violence, it encourages and exacerbates it. But I can't say the I'm shocked. For the NRA, more guns is the solution to every issue.

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