A teacher in CA TALKED a gun wielding student into surrendering today

[jpak]

Why then must they be armed?

[holdencaufield]

1. Glad it went the way it went ...

... but I haven't met too many teachers who could talk a teen out of chewing gum.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

2. they don't. teachers will Always be able to out talk the student.

No Guns. Anywhere, ever. Melt them all down.

[jpak]

3. The Koolaid is indeed good!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. pour me another glass, please. yummers!

de-lish!!

[HockeyMom]

5. SWAT teams

Don't they first try to TALK the perp into surrounder? They don't just rush in with guns blazing especially when it is a hostage situation.

You are right.

[AtheistCrusader]

8. Only on TV.

In real life they MIGHT say 'drop the weapon' and they MIGHT even wait long enough for the perp to do it, in an active shooter situation, but usually, no. They give the shooter acute lead poisoning.

[GreenStormCloud]

11. Depends on the situation.

In a hostage situation they will usually try to talk the perp into surrender. Except if shooting has started. Once the perp fires the first shot then they go into full assault mode.

In an active shooter situation the current police doctrine is for the first responders to aggressively enter and engage the shooter.

[Clames]

6. California gun law fail.

Why didn't California's high Brady rating stop this in the first place? Weren't there signs put up on the entrances? So much failure...

[jpak]

7. and so much failure here

yup

[Clames]

12. Yes, this thread is a lot of fail.

Good job.

[GreenStormCloud]

9. She was lucky.

Can you give an absolute guarantee that everyone that tries it will be just as lucky?

[Puha Ekapi]

10. +1

Took the words right out of my mouth....errrr...keyboard.

[Common Sense Party]

13. The teacher had to talk--couldn't get to their can of beans in time.

yup