School security
The St. Mary’s County Maryland Sheriff’s Office’s response program for active shooters at schools and gatherings is an excellent example that governments across the country should follow. Americans must elect political leaders who will put the lives of unarmed Americans first. It’s time to stop killing people like they’re fish in a barrel.
It wasn’t an accident that Deputy Blaine Gaskill, a law enforcement officer trained in special weapons and tactics, was assigned to Great Mills High School as a school resource officer. These highly trained officers understand the necessity of immediate response rather than awaiting backup from other officers and SWAT. It not only takes tremendous courage to perform these jobs, it takes dedication to the right to life — ours and theirs!
While politicians delay putting policies in place because of their fear of the National Rifle Association[1], the rest of America needs to understand that implementing these protection teams will cost money. They need to demand that their governments step up and fund the programs.
More importantly, all Americans should stand up to the politicians who refuse to take action on sensible gun control laws with this message: Either you take immediate action on gun control or I will vote against you in November and work to defeat all Republicans and Democrats who don’t have as much courage as Deputy Blaine Gaskill.
For those gun owners who claim that sensible gun laws will take away their gun rights: Don’t be ridiculous. It’s logistically impossible to remove all the guns in the U.S. and no one wants to do that.
