I think the discussion here is very indicative of the wider conversation being had across America today on this subject. Solutions being proposed and then someone else pointing out the fact that in their opinion why it would not work. That in my opinion is the problem with so many issue we face as a nation today. There are no easy solutions, there is no "one" solution that fixes it all. It has to involve the parents, the schools, the administrators, the government, mental health resources, and much more. Yes, as I stated in an earlier post most shooters show up armed and shooting so while the metal detector may go off as they walk through it at that point it is very clear they have a gun because it is in his hand and firing. But it is a deterrent even if minor none the less. Armed school personal while potententially ineffective might give pause to a potential shooter because he might get shot before they do all the damage they want. Mental health screening and closer monitoring of kids might point to the possibility of intervention before a tragic incident. More school resource officers would potentially act as a further deterrent to shooters. Given the current state of society it is probably unrealistic to assume that any action will completely stop the problem and as we move to solution the first steps might be just minimizing the loss of life without the ability to completely stop it. The Parkland students announced a "Summer Tour" yesterday and want to motivate young folks to register to vote and become more active and outspoken on the issues. That's great it can work, it worked to help Obama get elected for his first term, but as we have seen that movement as most can die on the vine pretty quickly. What will happen more than likely is the Parkland movement will gain some traction and elect a few politicians who share their views but after a while the elected officials will become more beholding to some other cause and it will fade like so many causes before it.
I believe this issue is important and needs action but just hope that at some point we all see it for what it is, a problem with our younger generations growing up in a scary and uncertain world and we as the older generations needing to understand and teach them that people do care and when dealing with issues you need to understand the problem and fix the root causes not just jump on someone else's bandwagon.
I believe this issue is important and needs action but just hope that at some point we all see it for what it is, a problem with our younger generations growing up in a scary and uncertain world and we as the older generations needing to understand and teach them that people do care and when dealing with issues you need to understand the problem and fix the root causes not just jump on someone else's bandwagon.