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<blockquote data-quote="DriveInDriѵeOut" data-source="post: 1845150" data-attributes="member: 44954">The premise posited by 10point and you, was that people who have family victimized by these types of crimes would think the police state of our schools is justified.&nbsp; I was simply pointing out that people who experience this kind of tragedy don&#039;t always think rationally.Some would propose more gun control, some might propose more armed teachers.&nbsp; Just because they were directly related to the events doesn&#039;t make their positions rational, often the opposite is the case.The fact is we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on preparing for extremely rare events like school shootings, but completely overlook much more common tragedies because they are less sensational.You say Sandy Hook parents have a &#039;unique and tragic perspective on the absolute stupidity and uselessness of gun free zones&quot;.&nbsp; What about the ones who want more gun control?&nbsp; Are they stupid? Is the opinion they form because of their loss not also valid?&nbsp; Maybe, just like the ones who want more guns in schools, they are also clouded by their emotions....Sometimes there isn&#039;t a good solution, bad things happen, deal with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DriveInDriѵeOut, post: 1845150, member: 44954"] The premise posited by 10point and you, was that people who have family victimized by these types of crimes would think the police state of our schools is justified. I was simply pointing out that people who experience this kind of tragedy don't always think rationally. Some would propose more gun control, some might propose more armed teachers. Just because they were directly related to the events doesn't make their positions rational, often the opposite is the case. The fact is we spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on preparing for extremely rare events like school shootings, but completely overlook much more common tragedies because they are less sensational. You say Sandy Hook parents have a 'unique and tragic perspective on the absolute stupidity and uselessness of gun free zones". What about the ones who want more gun control? Are they stupid? Is the opinion they form because of their loss not also valid? Maybe, just like the ones who want [I]more [/I]guns in schools, they are also clouded by their emotions.... Sometimes there isn't a good solution, bad things happen, deal with it. [/QUOTE]

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