Below is an op-ed from Dec 28th 2009 that was published in the Boston Globe. I can't even believe how far off this guy is, he not only says that kids should have an even chance of getting shot, but he also says that self defense is a gun crime. I am pretty sure that this guy is either a fake or a major moron.
I AM a math teacher at Brockton High School, the site of a school shooting earlier this month.
Current school security procedures lock down school populations in the event of armed assault. Some advocate abandoning this practice as it holds everyone in place, allowing a shooter easily to find victims. An alternative to lockdown is immediate exodus via announcement. Although this removes potential hostages and makes it nearly impossible for the shooter to acquire preselected targets, it unfairly rewards resourceful children who move to safety off-site more shrewdly and efficiently than others.
Schools should level playing fields, not intrinsically reward those more resourceful. A level barrel is fair to all fish.
Some propose overturning laws that made schools gun-free zones even for teachers who may be licensed to securely carry concealed firearms elsewhere. They argue that barring licensed-carry only ensures a defenseless, target-rich environment.
But as a progressive, I would sooner lay my child to rest than succumb to the belief that the use of a gun for self-defense is somehow not in itself a gun crime.
DOUG VAN GORDER
My guess is that this is sarcasm and the writer is taking the nanny state's point to the extreme to show the insanity of it.
ReplyDelete"A level barrel is fair to all fish."
If the anti's are really using phrases like that to sell their goods, we should have an easy time winning the hearts and minds of the rational majority.