"ABC News" has a poll up. Go take it. Yeah, it's "non-scientific," buy you know perception is everything...
Speaking of polls, The Citizens Journal has one of its own.
[ABC News tip Via 1894C]
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Is Shooting Grounds for Gun Control?
"ABC News" has a poll up. Go take it. Yeah, it's "non-scientific," buy you know perception is everything...
Speaking of polls, The Citizens Journal has one of its own.
[ABC News tip Via 1894C]
We could be talking about the need to get tougher on domestic violence, or about how to better identify mental illnesses that could result in the injury or death of innocent people. We could be talking about a general alarm system that could be implemented campus-wide to immediately alert the staff and student body in such emergencies so that the people being directly affected would know to either hunker down and bar themselves in or evacuate the campus. We could be talking about making such large and public institutions prepare a link to any video/audio monitoring equipement so that police can immediately see or hear who, what, where and as a result be better able to respond to intruders exhibiting deadly intent.
ReplyDeleteBlaming guns will not prevent this type of crime from happening again. Just as blaming the car would not prevent a drunk driver from getting behind the wheel again. We need to have a honest look at practical measures that will allow for rapid alert and effective response on all school campuses in our country.
What I'd like to talk about is reestablishing the Citizen Militia, not just on college campuses, but in towns throughout the Republic.
ReplyDeleteThis need not be strictly an armed force--that would be a component. I'm talking civil defense, with coordinated actions at the local level to include emergency medical response, emergency food distribution, disaster relief, etc.
I would see the local police department/sheriff as the ideal entity to train those volunteers who wish to participate in the security/defense component, to include safety, marksmanship, tactics, etc., just as the fire dept. and local med center/hospital would be natural hubs for activities related to their areas of expertise.
If people don't volunteer, it will be they who suffer when caught unprepared. But talk about a way to establish sense of community, respect for peace officers (as opposed to "law enforcement"), etc.
let's not stop there either.
ReplyDeleteThe big thing is education, what to do, how to do it, and training in a situation, FOR THE CHILDREN.
basic self defense class, perhaps gun safety along with whatever instills a proper respect of the damage a gun can do if that's videos, stills, or something else, show them that anything is a weapon. If the damn people in control just keep expanding the victim zones and limiting the weapons used they need to see that anything can be a weapon, and that there is strength in numbers. I guess it shouldn't be limited to guns either. Hell, for that matter a class like that with a teacher keen enough to see the sick twinkle in the few nutcases eyes while looking at that material might go a long way.
Your son really looked like he enjoyed the images of dead people we saw in class today. Watch for the signs that lead to this.
A basic or expanded first aid as part of health class every other year of school. REAL WORLD skills.
After 9/11 everyone was preached at constantly about "be vigilant and be prepared" well, you can talk all day and all you do is contribute CO2 to fuel the hysteria around global warming, but until you do something to start getting people to accept responsibility for their own safety and actions all you're doing is talking.
Expand the school day, take out a study hall, do something, because the world's not going to get any better by doing nothing.
If anyone lives in MA they might want to consider joining The Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sgaus.org/MAVolMilitia.htm
The MVM is a volunteer organization that allows citizens to support the activities of the National Guard. "This is a great organization for those who want to give something back to the community, but for one reason or another cannot enlist in the Massachusetts National Guard. We are lucky to have them," noted Maj. Gen. George W. Keefe, The Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard.
The mission of the MVM is:
1. To provide service and support to the Massachusetts National Guard during full or partial mobilization.
2. To provide service and support to the National Guard during normal day-to-day planning operations, and other non-activation activities.
3. Assume state missions of the National Guard following mobilization.
4. Renders support to military and civilian authorities during domestic emergencies, national disasters, and military ceremonial events.
5. Assist in the training and readiness of the National Guard and conduct other missions as assigned by The Adjutant General.
The Director of the MVM is Col. (MA) Ronald J. Bruchmann
They can be contacted through
Col. (MA) Todd Miles at jtmilesmmr@aol.com
or 508-865-6118.