School Violence Training: St. Louis Police Urge Better Reporting Systems for Warning Signs

Firstly, gun control advocates are also butting heads with pro-gun supporters of all kinds throughout MO.  Missourians are some of the most pro-gun people in the country and we don't need the help of our legislators to expose the ignorance of antigunners.  Second I applaud school violence training by the SLPD.  It's time to start having a practical ccnversation about what works and that ACTUALLY keeps people safe before and during a crisis instead of object-demonization after the disaster happens.  Time and again we see that vigilance and a zero-tolerance policy on violent and terroristic threats (http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Pre-Teen-Had-Rifle-Guns-Thousands-Of-Rounds-Of-A/x3T3PNswPEGXIZuJf_6BzQ.cspx) and odd behaviour (http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2012/11/blaec_lammers_twilight_shooting.php) results in lives saved.  St. Louis County Chief Tim Fitch suggested that having armed personnel in schools was a practical method of stopping or delaying a shooter.  This also needs to be a consideration in school and work safety.  Criminals and maniacs go for easy targets, we need to make our schools and workplaces harder to breach and attack with impunity.