“This has been going on too long in our country. Too many years, too many decades now," President Trump said in response to the Sante Fe shooting.
Then, he goes on to say this -- and that he is saying it is significant: "My administration is determined to do everything in our power to protect our students, secure our schools, and keep weapons out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves and to others."
The President having proven himself to be a man of action, I have to believe he will be taking action this time.
And, I have to wonder if that something will be metal detectors. It certainly falls within the perimeters of securing our schools.
This is something that can be done. something that would protect our schools and would make a difference -- so much so that you have to ask, "Why are we not doing this?" I tell myself, it shouldn't offend gun rights advocates -- yet, surely it does, or we would be doing it.
You are not banning guns. Are you worried about the right of the people to keep and bear arms? You are not preventing anyone from keeping and owning guns. You are not banning guns. As for bearing guns, the property rights of the school are trumping the right to bear guns on the school grounds, as the schools should have the right to say whether guns are allowed on their property.
This does not seem to violate the Second Amendment. Why are we not doing it?
If President Trump does call for metal detectors, they will work, at least to a large degree. He will be a hero. His legacy will be favored by this as much as by any other thing he has done.
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