Florida sheriff advocates for more armed people at schools in case of shooting

A Florida sheriff is pushing for armed people in schools in an effort to forestall energetic shooter conditions which have plagued the nation in current years and as lawmakers proceed to debate tips on how to handle the problem. 

“One is better than none,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd mentioned at a Thursday presentation at Polk State College Center for Public Safety, Fox Tampa reported. “Two is better than one. Three is better than two. Four is better than three.”

Judd spoke in regards to the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings, in which Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people and injured 17 more at the Parkland, Florida, campus. Cruz has since been handed down a life sentence.

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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Thursday mentioned that each faculty ought to have more than one armed individual on campus in case an energetic shooter reveals up.
(Fox Tampa)

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On Thursday, Judd listed a quantity of errors that led to the shooting, from an Uber driver who drove Cruz with a rifle and did not say something, to a responding legislation enforcement officer who appeared to fumble whereas placing on a bullet-proof vest, which he ought to have already been sporting at the scene. 

Judd famous that, most of the time, legislation enforcement arrives to a faculty shooting after most of the harm has been carried out. So schools should be able to defend themselves, which is why more armed people on campuses are wanted. 

The prevalence of mass shootings in schools has prompted some faculty districts to contemplate arming lecturers or inserting armed safety guards and army veterans on campuses to guard youngsters. 

A memorial is positioned exterior Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
(Sun Sentinel 2018)

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Cherokee Schools Superintendent Kim Lingenfelter in Iowa mentioned final month that: “No one wants guns in school, but we want bad guys with a gun even less. And the board has taken a very measured and serious approach to the challenge of keeping students safe and staff.”