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Originally Posted by Sdiver
You are correct Sir.
“All of a sudden a bunch of people just started running into the store and we were all like ‘Just take cover, take cover,’” UCSB student Cayla Bergman told KEYT-TV. “It was really scary so all of us just called our parents.”
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How different would the story have been if the quote was:
“All of a sudden a bunch of people just started drawing guns and we were all like ‘the BMW, the guy in the BMW,’” UCSB student Cayla Bergman told KEYT-TV. “It was really scary so all of us covered each other and he just committed suicide when he saw how many guns were aimed at him.”
That's the way it should have happened.
Do I even need to point out the idiocy of calling their parents while the incident was in progress? Afterwards to let the parents know they were OK, fine. During the incident, stupid. There are many better things they could have been doing, like moving to the back door (which all stores have by fire code) and heading out with a building between them and the bad guy.
On another note, once again we have a disturbed person with a recent history of disturbing behavior shooting unarmed people in a gun free zone. How long does it really take to see the pattern? How do you break this pattern?
1) Doctor enforced involuntary commitment to a treatment facility with appropriate checks and balances to minimize impact caused by inappropriate commitment.
2) Better follow through by LEO and parents. Even though the police said he was kind and polite, when the parent is concerned enough to call them, it bears further scrutiny. Seriously, how much weird behavior does it take before the parents are concerned enough to call the police? That's a HUGE warning sign.
3) Allow people to arm themselves AFTER APPROPRIATE TRAINING. You want to carry a gun, no problem, just take and pass this 80 hour intensive safety/marksmanship training course (taught by Team Sergeant and The Reaper
) and you'll get your permit...
4) Get rid of gun-free zones outside of government buildings. I'd even advocate allowing firearms in some government buildings, like public schools. Just not in the areas where elected officials (including judges) are frequenting and LEO buildings.
I left out the question of better research on the side effects of SSRIs because none of the articles I've read have mentioned any prescriptions that he may have been on.
I know it's more complex than that. The anti-gun crowd would be fighting it every step of the way. (Does anyone else see the irony in a group of people who are militantly unarmed deliberately aggressing against another group who, by definition, ALL carry firearms?)