David here. Sorry Frank, I love ya bud, but we have to disagree. Don't you think that the football coach, or any of the teachers who gave their lives trying to protect the children would not have given anything at that moment to have had the tools required to at least attempt to defend themselves and the innocent? I would rather die trying to defend myself and my loved ones, rather then standing there unarmed and helpless.
This argument I hear about highly trained police officers vs. teachers also holds no water. To many police officers, their weapon is just another tool on their belt. Many police officers fire their weapon only once a year when they are required to re-qualify. I have shot next to NJ police officers practicing for their simple qualification test, and many of them are totally incompetent when it comes to firearms. Not only is their marksmanship very poor, but Donna and I have been "muzzle sweep" by police officers with a loaded gun and finger on the trigger several times at the range. Most times we packed up and left for our own safety.
I don't buy the argument that a trained CCW holder couldn't stop a shooter with an AR, especially if the situation was "defend yourself or die". Do a Google search. There have been more then one incidence where a school employee has stopped a mass shooting by retrieving their own firearm from their vehicle and confronting the shooter. Usually without firing a shot.
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