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Originally Posted by abaya
Sorry, even dksuddeth is setting a better example than I am here, but I just have one response to this... Are you suggesting that if the five children killed by this man: ... should have been carrying weapons, and ought to have been expected to defend themselves in that manner? Or the 90-year old residents of the nursing home who got shot down? Seriously? I guess I just cannot fathom a world in which that would be a remotely good idea.
... I realize we don't want to let the thread get out of hand. Feel free to send me a PM in reply, if that's the case. I just had to get that question off my chest, because it's been bothering me ever since I heard about this latest slew of shootings.
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No of course I'm not suggesting children should carry weapons. Concealed carry can't stop every shooting, but neither can police. It sure could help in some instances such as if the receptionist at the immigration office was armed, or if some of the nurses were armed at the nursing home.
If doctors and nurses are able to make life and death decisions in the hospitals and nursing homes, I think we can trust them to defend themselves and others from these maniacs.