Democrats are loathe to harden schools and allow tight, heavily armed security to protect school children. However, this is the only solution that actually has been proven to work nearly 100% of the time.
Israel may have the answer to US school shootings. In 1974, armed terrorists engaged in a gunfight with Israeli Security services on the streets. The gunfight ended up in an Israeli school. It involved three terrorists & a two day hostage standoff at an elementary school where they took 115 people hostage. Of the hostages, 105 were children.
The hostage takers demanded the release of 23 Palestinian terrorists held in prisons or executions would begin. The police entered the building on the second day. the terrorists responded by killing 25 hostages & 6 other civilians. 68 others were injured.
As a result, Israeli law now requires an armed security guard inside every school of 100 or more students. The government provided money to build safe shelters and construct fences. All schools have high fences that are difficult to climb over. The government also pays for hiring, arming & training security officers at the schools. Private groups band together to pay for this kind of security at smaller schools. Additionally, the government hardened school buses.
The law allows certain individuals to carry firearms in schools. At bigger schools with more necessary entrances, there are more armed guards at each entrance,
No school employee is required to, nor do they carry a firearm in the school.
Generally, the armed guards are private security company employees who work closely with local law enforcement.. The Israeli police are responsible for control and oversight of security for all schools from K to Universities.
The guard checks the entire school 30 minutes before the morning bell. They are usually stationed at the schools only entrance and check people and vehicles when necessary and will refuse entry to anyone deemed necessary to exclude. The guard doesn't allow anyone to enter the school who isn't a student, school staff, or a visitor who is clearly allowed to enter.
The guards commit to & are required by law to engage each & every school attacker.
There has been one successful school attack in Israel since 1974where 4 people were killed in 2002. The attackers were killed. In 2008, a lone gunman was killed before he could enter a school.
This type of proactive defense against school shooters & hostage takers works. Why do liberals refuse to use the same plan here? Because it doesn't disarm millions of people whose firesrms ahve never harmed anyone & never will?
