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> > My personal belief is that everyone in the US (who isn't a felon or loony) should
> > carry, simply because it is impossible to prevent ALL from carrying there. It's
> > already out of control. I'm willing to bet that in every mass shooting that has
> taken
> > place, like... ever, there would have been far fewer deaths if someone was nearby
> to
> > shoot the bastard that started it.
>
> I completely agree with this. People who respect the four rules of firearm ownership
> should absolutely be able to carry in order to quickly shut down what would otherwise
> become a mass shooting. If everyone in those classrooms were armed and trained in the
> use of said firearms, I believe there would be far fewer than 10 people dead and 20
> people injured.

Six decades or more gone is that. We've gone from guns being part of the curriculum to fear of guns being part of the curriculum, because the second one fits the budget better.

> That having been said, it would be nice to see the USA doing something to figure out
> why people go on these rampages in the first place, rather than just concentrating on
> stopping these rampages once they start. There are plenty of modern countries in
> Europe that have comparable gun ownership rates that don't even remotely have the
> same level of mass shootings, and it's not because everyone is walking around while
> carrying. I feel there's something to be said for solving the societal issues that
> lead to a person wanting to commit mass murder in the first place.

Well, they do it to advance the cause of disarming the populace, of course.
< /conspiracy >

OK, not at all true, but it certainly seems like news reports are more frequent when it's time to stop the next pro-gun candidate. Not that I can find statistics on it before I lose interest.