'DU rec' if you think this is the solution to the gun control debate in the United States

[Earth_First]

I know you are out there; felatiating yourself at the prospect of this solution in order to keep your guns...

[Recursion]

1. What is "this"?

I'm not getting your point.

[Earth_First]

2. Armed security/police securing our nation's children at school...

It's being suggested vocally here at DU, and I for one think it's a disgusting proposition.

Further expose my children to your gun culture in order for the gun owners to keep their guns.

Nope.

[Recursion]

4. My school had an armed police officer in it

I guess I just don't see the horror, but even in a country with no legal civilian guns, people will have guns and use them to kill people, so there will need to be some armed police officers.

[Mojorabbit]

16. There were no officers at schools when I went in the late 60s early 70s

I think they were put there as part of the drug war and they probably will never leave. Let the kids get used to armed authorities. I am horrified at what is happening and what is tolerated as acceptable these days. Get off my lawn probably will fly out of my mouth any day now.

[onehandle]

3. Of course you don't. nt

[Earth_First]

5. Thank you, movonne

Welcome to the 'Ignore List'

Keep 'em commin' folks...

[onehandle]

6. Nope. More guns in inappropriate settings = More danger. Period.

[Recursion]

8. You think police officers shouldn't have guns?

That seems like a bad idea.

[Earth_First]

10. ON MY CHILD'S CAMPUS?!

As in their full time job is to wander the campus from their kiosk armed with weaponry?!

YOU ARE MAD, MAN!!!

[Recursion]

14. Well, only of you want them to stop shooters

*shrug* I felt safer the year I was in Switzerland than I ever did in the US and armed soldiers were everywhere

[onehandle]

11. Ignore. Bye. nt

[Earth_First]

12. Yep. n/t

[MrDiaz]

17. any

statistical facts in your claim...or are you just making stuff up?

[Brickbat]

7. Sexualizing gun possession is bizarre.

[Go Vols]

19. more than bizarre

[Fumesucker]

9. It would be my last choice but I think that's where we're going to be headed shortly

As I have posted before, the "solution" that will be found will involve the three P's; police, prayer and prisons.

[Mojorabbit]

18. I agree 100 percent

Meaningful reform will not happen. Knee jerk feel good measures will be taken.

[RC]

13. Hell NO! This just makes things worse. Do we really want to became a police state to "feel safe"?

Guns themselves are the problem. More guns are not the answer.
Paying people to carry guns are not the answer, either, as this will just attract the gun nutz. Those that don't make the grade as law enforcement, will become "Security", as in 'rent-a-cops". Anything to be able to take their loved ones to work.

[Earth_First]

15. The problem is, there are folks advocating for this as some sort of 'inevitability'

WHY?!

It doesn't have to be...

[spin]

20. Is it a better idea to make the "No Gun" signs larger?

We need to find a workable solution to prevent shootings in gun free zones such as schools.

Armed security might prove a deterrent to an individual planning such a massacre. What we have attempted to do to stop such incidents has failed.

Many here have suggested banning and confiscating firearms or types of firearms. In our current political environment a law banning guns is unlikely to pass and the Supreme Court would throw it out. The 2nd Amendment could be repealed but that too is more than likely politically impossible.

[Earth_First]

21. Here's a napkin...

Your salivating has fallen upon your lapels.

[spin]

22. How to you feel about the TSA at airports and how many aircraft have been hijacked ...

since 9/11?

I'm looking for workable solutions to a problem.

[msongs]

23. police are not your friend. nt

[Flabbergasted]

24. How else is it feasible at this point? We won't get meaningful regulation from this congress?

What practical solutions do we have?