Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Remember when Sergeant Joe Friday used to say that to suspects and witnesses alike, on the long-running TV show Dragnet?

Well I'd like to make the same request.

(Special thanks to the freedom fighters at the Bastiat Institute for sharing this) To see a policy based entirely on emotion, look at the now defunct "assault weapons" ban. What makes a weapon an "assault weapon" vs. a rifle? Often cosmetic irrelevancies, like a pistol grip or a bayonet! So let's get practical. What would actually minimize tragedies like the one in Newtown? 1. Allow teachers with concealed carry permits to carry those weapons when in school, just as they are allowed to carry everywhere else. This way, a potential attacker will have no idea what kind of resistance he will face. 2. As a suggestion, but not a requirement: recommend that schools have a few guns locked in handprint safes. These can only be opened with fingerprint matching, so no one but the correct teacher/administrator/security guard can access them. 3. As another suggestion (thanks to Alex Wood): Just as planes started locking their cockpits after 9/11, schools may consider locking their doors. This is currently done in Nashville. Remember the last big policy passed based on an emotional response to a tragedy? It gave us the Department of Homeland Security, the TSA, two wars that have lasted over 10 years, trillions spent, and tens of thousands of lives lost. Let's not do that again. Sign the petition: www.DefendSchools.com.http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=570697172944824&set=a.570610839620124.92116000.478824082132134&type=1&ref=nfJust the Facts, Ma'am (for a change)
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=570697172944824&set=a.570610839620124.92116000.478824082132134&type=1&ref=nf

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