Another School Shooting

Taft High School in Taft California. 2 injured, one refused treatment the other airlifted and suspect taken into custody. Suspect apparently used a shotgun.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/taft-high-school-shooting_n_2449261.html

A shotgun? Was it a semi-auto, pump, DB, or single shot? Maybe a Drilling?

The news is creating copycats along with all of the vocal anti-gun people.

The media attention provides the blood on the hands for some of you people. Enjoy.......

The media attention provides the blood on the hands for some of you people. Enjoy....

That may be true....or your thoughts may be wrong....maybe gun safety issues do need to be discussed. I am happy that this was not an assault weapon where he crossed over and began killing randomly, and I am especially thankful for the courage of the staff in bringing this to a resolution without more loss of life. We need to have mature conversations on how we handle gun safety. Overreaction can create more of a problem, but sensible people who care about gun safety can make some common sense changes which can reduce violence with guns. A response time of 60 seconds did not save the severely injured student, and an unarmed teacher brought this incident to a resolution.....so I am not against having a locked gun locker in the school with trained people, but damn 60 second response times are hard to beat, and a calm and professional staff saved the day.

60 second response time? I'll believe that when I see the incident print out sheet from dispatch. Usually the call taker takes longer than that gathering information for the CAD.

2seaoat wrote:The media attention provides the blood on the hands for some of you people. Enjoy....

That may be true....or your thoughts may be wrong....maybe gun safety issues do need to be discussed. I am happy that this was not an assault weapon where he crossed over and began killing randomly, and I am especially thankful for the courage of the staff in bringing this to a resolution without more loss of life. We need to have mature conversations on how we handle gun safety. Overreaction can create more of a problem, but sensible people who care about gun safety can make some common sense changes which can reduce violence with guns. A response time of 60 seconds did not save the severely injured student, and an unarmed teacher brought this incident to a resolution.....so I am not against having a locked gun locker in the school with trained people, but damn 60 second response times are hard to beat, and a calm and professional staff saved the day.

So how would a LOCKED GUN in a LOCKER have prevented this situation today? Hmmmm? It wouldn't have at all. If you want guns in school, they will only be effective as a deterrent when they are in a holster attached to someone's body and ready for use.

Had the kid bought a KSG (Keltec shotgun), it would have been worse than Newtown.