Kathianne
02-02-2013, 02:33 AM
With the ongoing discussion on school shootings, I've said the the most practical and cost effective method would be to have armed staff. Not all, not even 10%. Just the possibility that a school isn't a 'soft target' may mean it's not a target at all. Got to consider those that commit these acts, for the time being, most seem to want to commit suicide while taking others with them.
If they consider they may be stopped before their goal is reached, they may choose a different goal for their offing.
The other day in Atlanta:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/55742445-68/shooting-atlanta-police-says.html.csp
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<!-- GET HEADLINE --><!-- GET DECK --> <!-- GET BYLINE --> <!-- PRIORITY CHECK --> Armed guard disarmed teen in Atlanta school shooting, says police chief
By KATE BRUMBACK
| The Associated Press
First Published Jan 31 2013 12:58 pm • Last Updated Feb 01 2013 09:34 am
<!-- FileInclude:Normal, /csp/cms/sites/sltrib/assets/includes/ppphacks.csp --> <!--/FileInclude:Normal, /csp/cms/sites/sltrib/assets/includes/ppphacks.csp, took .000089 --> <!-- PAGING DATA :: ppp: 21@dt.common.util.queries.CachedRS startParagraph: 1 endParagraph: 21 storyParagraphs: 24--><!-- Counter 0-->Atlanta • A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school was able to get the gun away, police said.
<!-- Counter 1--> Multiple shots were fired in the courtyard of Price Middle School just south of downtown around 1:50 p.m. and the one boy was hit, Atlanta Police Chief George Turner said. In the aftermath, a teacher received minor cuts, he said.
...
Investigators believe the shooting was not random and that something occurred between the two students that may have led to it.
<!-- Counter 5--> Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis said the school does have metal detectors.
<!-- Counter 6--> "The obvious question is how did this get past a metal detector?" Davis asked about the gun. "That’s something we do not know yet."
<!-- Counter 7--> The armed resource officer who took the gun away was off-duty and at the school, but police didn’t release details on him or whether he is regularly at Price. Since 20 children and six adults were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December, calls for armed officers in every school have resonated across the country.
...
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/man-shot-near-martin-luther-king-jr-high-school-in-detroit
Martin Luther King Jr. High School coach shoots attackers
Posted: 9:24 PM
Last Updated: 2 hours and 16 minutes ago
(WXYZ) - Police sources tell 7 Action News that a women's basketball coach from Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School shot two men who attacked him as he was walking two basketball players to their cars in the school parking lot.
Police sources say the coach was walking the two girls to their cars when two men allegedly approached and one pulled out a gun and grabbed him by his chain necklace. The coach then pulled out his gun and shot both of them, according to sources.
The man who shot the attackers was 70 years old, according to police.
One of the attackers was found dead in the median on Lafayette Boulevard, and the other was taken to a local hospital, according to police sources. We've learned that both of the men had attended the high school, and one had been recently expelled.
Police sources say the coach has a Concealed Pistol License and is reportedly a reserve police officer. They say he is fully cooperating with authorities.
Crime scene tape could be seen on Lafayette Boulevard and also around the back parking lot of the school near the gym.
Students could be seen being walked to their cars late Friday night.
If they consider they may be stopped before their goal is reached, they may choose a different goal for their offing.
The other day in Atlanta:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/55742445-68/shooting-atlanta-police-says.html.csp
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<!-- GET HEADLINE --><!-- GET DECK --> <!-- GET BYLINE --> <!-- PRIORITY CHECK --> Armed guard disarmed teen in Atlanta school shooting, says police chief
By KATE BRUMBACK
| The Associated Press
First Published Jan 31 2013 12:58 pm • Last Updated Feb 01 2013 09:34 am
<!-- FileInclude:Normal, /csp/cms/sites/sltrib/assets/includes/ppphacks.csp --> <!--/FileInclude:Normal, /csp/cms/sites/sltrib/assets/includes/ppphacks.csp, took .000089 --> <!-- PAGING DATA :: ppp: 21@dt.common.util.queries.CachedRS startParagraph: 1 endParagraph: 21 storyParagraphs: 24--><!-- Counter 0-->Atlanta • A student opened fire at his middle school Thursday afternoon, wounding a 14-year-old in the neck before an armed officer working at the school was able to get the gun away, police said.
<!-- Counter 1--> Multiple shots were fired in the courtyard of Price Middle School just south of downtown around 1:50 p.m. and the one boy was hit, Atlanta Police Chief George Turner said. In the aftermath, a teacher received minor cuts, he said.
...
Investigators believe the shooting was not random and that something occurred between the two students that may have led to it.
<!-- Counter 5--> Schools Superintendent Erroll Davis said the school does have metal detectors.
<!-- Counter 6--> "The obvious question is how did this get past a metal detector?" Davis asked about the gun. "That’s something we do not know yet."
<!-- Counter 7--> The armed resource officer who took the gun away was off-duty and at the school, but police didn’t release details on him or whether he is regularly at Price. Since 20 children and six adults were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in December, calls for armed officers in every school have resonated across the country.
...
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/man-shot-near-martin-luther-king-jr-high-school-in-detroit
Martin Luther King Jr. High School coach shoots attackers
Posted: 9:24 PM
Last Updated: 2 hours and 16 minutes ago
(WXYZ) - Police sources tell 7 Action News that a women's basketball coach from Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School shot two men who attacked him as he was walking two basketball players to their cars in the school parking lot.
Police sources say the coach was walking the two girls to their cars when two men allegedly approached and one pulled out a gun and grabbed him by his chain necklace. The coach then pulled out his gun and shot both of them, according to sources.
The man who shot the attackers was 70 years old, according to police.
One of the attackers was found dead in the median on Lafayette Boulevard, and the other was taken to a local hospital, according to police sources. We've learned that both of the men had attended the high school, and one had been recently expelled.
Police sources say the coach has a Concealed Pistol License and is reportedly a reserve police officer. They say he is fully cooperating with authorities.
Crime scene tape could be seen on Lafayette Boulevard and also around the back parking lot of the school near the gym.
Students could be seen being walked to their cars late Friday night.