Their responses should prove to be interesting.
Here is the email:
Mornin’
With the recent terrible event in Florida the debates are
starting again about guns in schools.
First, let me say that I agree with President Trump that gun
free zones are killing fields. Thinking that designating an area a gun
free zone without appropriate security back up is downright foolish and
unrealistic. People with mayhem on their mind will look for these areas
since they know they will be unopposed in their quest to commit murder.
Let’s look at Sandy Hook.. How many felonies did Adam Lanza commit before
he even shot one person in the school? A bunch. Killing his mother
and stealing her guns were just two of them. There were others. Why
did the Aurora Colorado theater shooter pick that theater? Because it was
posted as gun free, even though there were theaters closer to his home, they
were not posted.
The recent action by the Kansas Legislature to continue
exempt status for certain institutions without requiring them to have security
(armed security and metal detectors) was, IMHO very foolish. A miscreant
enters the building, what is going to happen? Is somebody going to tell
them they have to leave because it is a gun free zone?
The State of Texas has a great system for providing armed
protection in their schools. The information can be found at the Texas
Commission on Law Enforcement web site at https://www.tcole.texas.gov/content/school-marshals
Those appointed as school marshals have to take extensive
training and undergo psychiatric evaluations. The Texas law does not
allow for folks just to carry without the appropriate full training.
I strongly urge the Kansas Legislature to pursue a plan similar
to what is being done in Texas.
So there is no misunderstanding, a copy of this email will be posted on my blog at http://www.shawneeray.blogspot.com Hopefully, you folks will reply and those replies, uncensored, will also be posted
Thank you
Ray
