http://martinrottler.com/2009/02/03/raw-ds-article-my-thoughts-on-concealed-carry-on-campus/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://martinrottler.com/2009/02/03/raw-ds-article-my-thoughts-on-concealed-carry-on-campus/#comment-159 Joe Prawdzik Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:10:44 +0000 http://martinrottler.com/?p=139#comment-159 While I can appreciate Mr. Rottler's experience with having connections to one of the most tragic school shootings in the country I must offer another point of view. I am and have been a firearms instructor for more than 20 years; I have a law enforcement back ground and travel around the country training police officers. When you look at the numbers behind law enforcement shooting you will learn that somewhere between 70-80% of law enforcement shootings result in no one being injured that is because most law enforcement do not continue to "train" with firearms but rather qualify. I do understand Mr. Rottler's concern, but "gun free" zones are not safe in fact schools in general are not safe with more than 1.5 million assaults occurring on campus every year. Law enforcement will not save you, they will get there but as most of these cases have shown not in time to stop the shooter or save lives, the law enforcement community will tell you that they have become very good at drawing chalk lines around the bodies. What is the answer, is the not the extremes but rather somewhere in the middle. Joe While I can appreciate Mr. Rottler’s experience with having connections to one of the most tragic school shootings in the country I must offer another point of view. I am and have been a firearms instructor for more than 20 years; I have a law enforcement back ground and travel around the country training police officers. When you look at the numbers behind law enforcement shooting you will learn that somewhere between 70-80% of law enforcement shootings result in no one being injured that is because most law enforcement do not continue to “train” with firearms but rather qualify. I do understand Mr. Rottler’s concern, but “gun free” zones are not safe in fact schools in general are not safe with more than 1.5 million assaults occurring on campus every year. Law enforcement will not save you, they will get there but as most of these cases have shown not in time to stop the shooter or save lives, the law enforcement community will tell you that they have become very good at drawing chalk lines around the bodies.
What is the answer, is the not the extremes but rather somewhere in the middle.
Joe

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