What if we had metal shields that came down in the classrooms, protecting our children? When those in the class learned a shooter was in the building, they rushed to the side of the room, the teacher pushed a button, and up came a metal shield, a metal wall, rising from floor to the ceiling.
A simpler idea would be to have each room be able to be locked down, with metal doors. So, if you heard a shooter was in the building, you pushed a button and the room locked the live shooter out. And, line the walls with metal, so the shooter could not shoot through the walls.
Or, what if all public buildings had cylinders that went up from the floor at moment's notice. Say, as a shopper is in the electronics department when a shot is fired elsewhere in the store. A large, always-lit sign lets him know where the cylinder is and where the button is to activate it. So, he hears a shot and urges everyone in the electronics department to join him and up goes the protective metal cylinder.
There would be a lot of misuse of the cylinder, for sure. But, I still like the idea.
What if you had metal walls that rose in the middle of the classroom, not just along the walls? So, the shooter is actually in the room, but you can still throw up a wall to separate yourself from him.
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