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Originally Posted by Flaming Homer
After reading the laws it does make sense (it hurts to use that word here though) to make those changes. Considering they aren’t going to outright ban guns and obviously favour the whole “counter a psycho shooter with a legal carry shooter” idea. It would potentially save lives for teachers to be able to store their guns in their cars rather then leave them at home etc.
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The police responded in about 30 seconds in Dayton. Unless a cop is standing right in front of the shooter with his gun drawn, I don't see how much more responsive trained professionals - let alone regular people - can do to stop high-pressure, fear-inducing situations.
At the end of the day, the gun is causing more damage than even the best "good citizens" could possibly react with. It would take a miracle situation for an active shooter to get shot first before he even fires a single bullet and hurts anyone.
People will always have complex mental issues, gun ownership or not. It's in the human physiology. This is not something we can "prevent" in people like a surefire solution. Guns are at least an objective parameter that society can control to minimize these incidents. It pains me to see the U.S. proliferate firearms as a response and expect less incidents to happen.
It's like giving boatloads of sugar to a group of six-year olds and telling them to enjoy their candy responsibly - then trusting them to self-organize and minimize chaos.