[sig226]

And then there's this:
Baylor University has a dedicated force of 24 police officers who are trained and drilled to respond to a firearms attack such as that at Virginia Tech.

Not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it?

[GoldCountryRedneck]

And how many people are gonna die in the time it takes the 'dedicated force of 24 police officers' to put down the coffee and donuts, grab their gear, decide who's gonna sit where, drive to the campus, 'assess the situation', tippy- toe to the windows ala VT, etc etc etc....

[ReignOfError]

And then there's this:
>>Baylor University has a dedicated force of 24 police officers who are trained and drilled to respond to a firearms attack such as that at Virginia Tech.

Not exactly a ringing endorsement, is it?

... and weren't the police at Virginia Tech trained and drilled?

There might be some faults in the way the VT police responded, but by and large the problem is that they can't be everywhere all the time. I don't know off the top of my head how big the Baylor campus is, but I bet it's big enough that there can't be a cop within close range of everywhere, even in the impossible case that all 24 officers are on duty 24/7.

[goldstategop]

The cops can't be there if a bad guy decides to open fire. They can only be there AFTER the crime is over. No American wants to be arbitrarily stripped of their right of self defense by politicians and bureaucrats - and in any event, no law can foresee all the situations that might happen.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus