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Originally Posted by fravel
If it hadn't been a shooting, it would have been a stabbing or a bombing. The mere fact that the kid had access to a gun isn't why he chose to commit violence. This was going to be a dark day regardless.
The ability of the SRO to be armed and available to confront the threat is the only thing that limited that.
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No one's arguing that an SRO or any other law enforcement officer shouldn't be allowed to carry a gun. So that's not the issue.
You don't know if the kid would have bombed or stabbed his classmates if a gun wasn't available. You also don't know if the kid's intent was to conduct a mass shooting or just to shoot the two that he shot. Early indications are that at least one of the ones he shot he had a personal relationship with. What we also do know is that he chose to use a handgun because it was easier to kill with than a bomb or a knife.