Tell that to the good people of Sandy Hook, and the school administrators - those who are still alive.
nothing gets implemented in schools nationwide cheaply
You're right. Nothing is cheap, especially when you get the feds involved. This isn't their program. Their noses should be out of it. They don't get to say how we run our local volunteer fire departments, do they? Perhaps some State laws would need tweaking but that is pretty much the extent to which the State should be involved.
This should be a grass roots program, paid for and run 100% at the local level, and voluntary for each school district. It's also a badly needed exercise in civil defense and responsibility.
Those schools who opt out of it for whatever reason are welcome to do so. My bet is if it is implemented, after the next school massacre the holdouts will quickly become eager participants.
Finally, having ‘volunteers’ packing would probably scare the bejeesus out of every liberal parent in America.
Yup. That is one of the wonderful, wonderful side benefits...
As to a), that alas could be said to the families of thousands of murder victims every year. But FReepers are supposed to be more rational than to create laws and bureaucracies on an emotional response.
I do agree that a volunteer civil defense network would be valuable and is sorely needed. You saw how much reliance upon the feds, Red Cross, etc., eroded basic neighborhood efforts during and after Sandy.
As to a), that alas could be said to the families of thousands of murder victims every year. But FReepers are supposed to be more rational than to create laws and bureaucracies on an emotional response.
I do agree that a volunteer civil defense network would be valuable and is sorely needed. You saw how much reliance upon the feds, Red Cross, etc., had eroded basic neighborhood efforts during and after Sandy.