tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post5303423499151275257..comments2023-07-21T09:17:17.142-07:00Comments on Test 25636: The solution to school shootings - arm the studentsPaul Walterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-51962429219770061272007-04-18T12:39:00.000-07:002007-04-18T12:39:00.000-07:00Thank you Tristan. So the options appear to be:1. ...Thank you Tristan. So the options appear to be:<br><br>1. Arm everyone<br><br>2. Just slightly tighten the gun laws in Virginia so that it is not "possible to buy a handgun at a Virginia gun store with no waiting period and only what is called an instant background check.” (ABC's Brian Ross)<br><br>Neither is a 100% solution but it is a clear choice, it seems.Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00525444717679391831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7910188492873665563.post-19210726461951150952007-04-18T09:11:00.000-07:002007-04-18T09:11:00.000-07:00It has to do with the fact that the US was founded...It has to do with the fact that the US was founded after a war in which 'the people' fought against the military.<br>The right to bear arms was then enshrined in a written constitution so it could not be easily removed (as it has been in the UK).<br><br>There is a completely different attitude in parts of the US than to the UK and its not about cowboy films.<br><br>As for the point you dispute - if the students had been allowed to (and did) carry guns on campus it is possible that the death toll would have been lower. It would be a lone, deranged, shooter against several others, so the OK Corral isn't a good parallel.<br>Its conceivable that the shootings would not have taken place if students were armed, although it doesn't sound like the killer was being very rational.<br><br>Of course, it could have led to a worse incident, or could lead to more similar but smaller scale incidents. It is a lot of what ifs...Tristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15395992764678278326noreply@blogger.com