I do think this counterforce strategy has a place in a classroom - as long as there’s backup lethal force in the plan.
A hail of hard objects thrown at a shooter’s head disrupts timing and aim, and if properly drilled and executed could save a lot of lives - as long as, after the students are out of ammo, there’s a professional to shoot the scumbag in the head.
Right on.
Agreed. This is at best a delaying tactic to buy a few seconds. It assumes that at least a dozen or two people have their picks with them, are within throwing range of the shooter, are able to dig their pucks out of backpacks or purses whatever in time, are able to hurl said puck with sufficient force to matter, are additionally able to throw accurately under extreme stress. For all those ifs, you disrupt the shooter for a couple of seconds, while drawing attention to yourselves. Not the best plan, unless... those couple of seconds where the shooter is defensive and distracted, trying to figure out what is hitting him/her, from where, how much of a threat is it... during those crucial moments some one or more people are going to have to rush the shooter and try to disable and or disarm him or her. A lot of its, a lot of people having to make the correct assessments and decisions in a second or to, and act in a coordinated manner. In other words, not terribly likely to help. Now, if even just 10% of the local population was armed...it only takes one person to end it quickly and decisively. Of course, for some inexplicable reason:-/ leftists want law abiding citizens disarmed. I wonder why they fear armed freedom loving patriots? :-/