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Originally Posted by Rochard
They had an armed guard at Columbine High School. Fifteen people died, and twenty-one were injured.
Some people seem to think that having an armed guard is going to prevent a shooting - It does not. Once a gun man is at the scene and pulls out a gun, bullets are going to fly, people are going to get hurt, and most likely people are going to die. If there is an armed guard they "might" be in position to do something, but they will in fact only be responding after the damage has been done. To make matters worse, an "armed guard" will most likely be an untrained security guard that will be more of a liability than a super hero.
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At least the had a damned chance. Someone being on property when shit jumps off is a hell of a lot better than nothing. Officers will NOT be there for SEVERAL MINUTES and when they get there it may be HOURS before they can make a reasonable decision to go in... Until they're in, the attacker has FULL CONTROL of the whole situation and holds everyones life in his hands for as long as he pleases.
Also- I guarantee you that when there's a real threat every MINUTE seems like a god damned YEAR - I promise you that it does.