Active shooter at Santa Fe high school in Texas

[Ben]

"Pull all children out of school until new gun laws are passed"

For some reason, this makes me giddy in a Ron Swanson kind of way. 

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/05/19/arne-duncan-loves-brilliant-idea-taking-children-school-better-gun-laws/

[Perd Hapley]

"Pull all children out of school until new gun laws are passed"

For some reason, this makes me giddy in a Ron Swanson kind of way. 

https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2018/05/19/arne-duncan-loves-brilliant-idea-taking-children-school-better-gun-laws/

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for that idea where they repackage a bunch of existing laws into a Sweeping Gun Safety Reform law, and then let the Left believe they won something.

[KD5NRH]

But they had a retired Houston cop (was it "detective"?) as a school resource officer.

One guy, easily identifiable, and known to be the only threat until the cavalry shows up.

I'm just marginally surprised the first shot wasn't into the back of his head.  If we ever have a school shooter who really plans out the attack, that will be how it goes down.

[Hawkmoon]

One guy, easily identifiable, and known to be the only threat until the cavalry shows up.

I'm just marginally surprised the first shot wasn't into the back of his head.  If we ever have a school shooter who really plans out the attack, that will be how it goes down.

All the more reason to arm teachers -- and not let the students know which teachers are armed.

[KD5NRH]

All the more reason to arm teachers -- and not let the students know which teachers are armed.

Exactly.  And it pretty much guarantees that armed people will be more or less evenly distributed around the school throughout the day, instead of hanging out in the office or the break room.

[Hawkmoon]

Exactly.  And it pretty much guarantees that armed people will be more or less evenly distributed around the school throughout the day, instead of hanging out in the office or the break room.

Or the parking lot ...

[Jamisjockey]

No longer the leading story on Yahoo.  Not even part of of the top 10 stories.  No AR15 used, so narrative doesn't fit anymore?

[Perd Hapley]

Ugh. I think this article has already been criticized here for its gun misinformation, but it also refers to the shotgun and pistol used "less lethal." There is just so much wrong with that.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/18/gun-used-texas-shooting-explosives/623202002/

[Perd Hapley]

No longer the leading story on Yahoo.  Not even part of of the top 10 stories.  No AR15 used, so narrative doesn't fit anymore?

According to police, he didn't even use a semi-automatic.

https://twitter.com/CorySmithNBC5/status/997632899716435968

[MechAg94]

Ugh. I think this article has already been criticized here for its gun misinformation, but it also refers to the shotgun and pistol used "less lethal." There is just so much wrong with that.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/18/gun-used-texas-shooting-explosives/623202002/

They sure made a lot of references to weapons used in other incidents.  Can't let this little incident distract from the greater gun control push.

[freakazoid]

Ugh. I think this article has already been criticized here for its gun misinformation, but it also refers to the shotgun and pistol used "less lethal." There is just so much wrong with that.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/05/18/gun-used-texas-shooting-explosives/623202002/

Well the bullets are just so much slower!

[MechAg94]

All the more reason to arm teachers -- and not let the students know which teachers are armed.

https://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/MassadAyoob/comparing-two-shootings-at-two-schools/

I saw this Massad Ayoob piece from the other day.  Compared the shootings in Texas and Illinois.  In both cases, the bad guy with the gun was stopped when faced with a good guy with a gun.  However, in one case, the good guy was close by.  In the Texas case, the good guy was not real close.  Pretty much makes the case for arming teachers who wish to be armed.