Every Gun Registered, manufactured and or transported into the untied states should be equipped with a chip inside the gun that if brought unto or into a School, Courtroom, Airport or government building an alert is sent out to the school security, police, proper authorities. Just think every school, airport, bank, even your own office where you work.. the second a gun is brought onto the NO-GUN area an alert is sent to cops, boss, even yourself via phone.. this is the future this is gun safety... You do not lose the right to bear arms, this is only a way to step up gun safety where it is needed most.

I think every school in America should have an "emergency button" like the banks do that they can press to alert the police station and other classrooms that there is unknown person or an attack happening. There should be multiple buttons thru out each school that way they are easy to get to by muliple people. This would get the police station notified immediately and would help all classrooms to go on lock down and take the proper steps to protect their children. I think this idea who help tremendously.

It's not guns that kill people, it's the stupid people that use the guns that kill. Think about that. Putting chips in guns isn't going to help. Chips have flaws and can be compromised and will be at some point. It is only a matter of time. Safety of our children will always be a concern. More security at schools is a must. Why is that middle and high schools get SRO's, but elementary schools don't? I understand that middle schools and high schools are more prone to bullying and violence and need someone to watch the school 24/7, but do they not think that for a second that bullying and violence doesn't happen in elementary schools too? Having a retired service member or retired officer patrol the schools on a volunteer basis would be nice.

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I am deeply saddened by what happened in Conn. and the beautiful little people who died.

I am also deeply saddened by the children and innocents killed everyday by our drones and bombs in Afganistan, Pakistan, etc. Where is our sorrow for them?

In answer to the story written above, I believe yes, we should have a police officer at every school and during school hours for every school dispatch should see to it that than another officer is always within 1 mile of every school. There should only be one way in and one way out during school hours. Most school do this anyway and many already have a resource officer. So it would not be that big a deal to step it up a bit. Another thing that should be done is all systems should be randomly tested and if those in charge consistently fail the test they are removed from their position. Parents need to start reporting to anyone that will listen when they see security breeches!

more patrol is no neccessary. we need metal detecting doors at each entrance of all schools. if we prevent weapons from getting in the schools we can effectively solve this problem

Why don't we treat going to school like passing a TSA screening every day a kid goes to school. Why don't we allow kids to be kids. Sure a School Resource Officer is always a good thing. But can we all just step down from the ledge for a moment and remember that this doesn't happen on a regular basis. Metal Detectors in the school in Newtown wouldn't have stopped this from happening. He shot his way into the school. Security measures should be in place, but we also have to remember that kids still should be allowed to be kids. Lets not let our fears, make them live a life of fear.

We do not need uniformed police. This is NOT about gun control. This is NOT about meds or psych conditions. It does not matter right now. What does is making sure kids are safe. We cannot scare them with metal detectors and uniformed police but there are more than 250k retired officers and military that would jump at this chance. PLEASE

A grandfather figure with a 10mm that is hidden. 1 at each school entry, having only 2. A smile not a uniform...

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Michael, this is not a service. It is an idea to not have uniformed police. I am asking for help. I will post as many times as I feel it is needed. School board is out till next year but I will be at Gulfport city council tomorrow and the City of St Pete on Thursday. You are more than happy to show up and help and we could use all the support we can. How about try to make a difference and not be the forum police for the Lutz patch....

Actually the facts are quite clear. There are 98,817 public schools in the US. A little over 1/3 already have a police officer on campus already during school hours. 4 separate studies found keeping an additional officer in the school zone area of one mile caused little to no additional costs, it was simply a matter of organization on the part of dispatchers. Considering 2/3 of the countries officers that work schools are off duty cops earning extra money (because we are to cheap to pay them a good wage) the dollar impact to have one cop in each school is much lower than you might think. General estimates project about $00.09 would be added to your county taxes. Are you telling me you don't have NINE CENTS! A fully trained motivated well armed police officer can and would stop someone like the sick man that killed 20 children and even if he was caught off guard he/she would most likely injure and/or slow down the killer. These are serious times and it is time for serious answers. Having a cop at school does not make kids scared, it makes them feel safe because they are safer. This is not about fear it is just proven common sense. Stat's don't lie. So yes for pennies 20 children might be alive today. That does not mean the staff would have not been injured or killed but the Police officer would have been there in time to save the kids. The issue of mental health and gun laws will take years to hash out, in the meantime this could be in place in a matter of weeks.

I have three kids in the Public school system and no I don't want grandpa at the entrance with a Colt stuffed in his belt!

Ed, there is no money for police. You insult a grandfather who today could be 50 or even 40..it is a word of comfort and sorry, I disagree, an armed deterrent is the only thing that can prevent this from being as tragic as it is. Armed officers are targets. A person going to kill targets officers. Did you know you fly on planes with armed granpas all the time and do not know it. That is what this is. I do not want my kids under a police state at school. Today I have been in contact with every county in the state of Florida and I know that through networking i have people in Oregon asking questions. We have to ask the questions. There is NO too much when it comes to children.

Sir, with all due respect, I will be a grand father before long and as a former Military Police Officer I have absolutely no business being at my kids or grand kids schools in the capacity of armed security. While it is a honorable gesture on your part, it is an insurance nightmare and completely impractical. I am more than willing to admit that while I am in excellent shape and a better shot than most, the job in question IS for a highly trained, well armed official Police Officer between the age of 21-45. I am to old and do not perform the the tasks on a regular basis and get constant training in regards to the job in question. So sorry if I stepped on your toes a bit but I'd rather step on your toes than see 20 more kids shot and killed along with a grand father.

some people have suggested we "Outlaw" guns to get them out of the hands of Criminals.... If this is the case, why don't we also "Outlaw" Crack and Heroin too?

Ed, no offense taken and all people will have different views. it is what makes good conversation. It is about presence. I do not want armed officers in schools that are taking away from crime that is occurring in real time. It should not matter if it is an insurance nightmare either. Excuses that boards and elected officials make. .If you feel you could not help in a capacity as a Grancop armed then I would ask that anyone who would want to could help with administration or just spreading the word.

Our country makes excuses before they try. If nothing comes of this, and there is another shooting, my faith in this country to protect our children would be gone but i will know that I tried all that I could.

I agree that all our schools should have a school resource officer/police officer at the school at all times when children are present. This kind of tragedy cannot happen again, and needs immediate consideration. The problem will be taxes will be raised, I would pay any cost increase to ensure our kids are safe. I also believe an experienced police officer should be the one for the job. It's a shame we have to resort to this but we have to protect all children, meaning we all have to do our part to make this happen. We cannot put a dollar amount on on childrens lives, they are priceless!! I also feel there is no need for high power guns other than for police or military.

I have not put much thought in this, but I would like to comment on some feelings. I believe in some ways that our fears are getting the best of us. I am saddened at every senseless tradgedy, but can we increase security and diminish peoples rights and solve the problem? I would say, possibly a little, but I would argue that these funds are not being spent well. I tend to think we try to put a bandaid on the symptom instead of working on the disease. I believe we have to look at cultural changes. Whats terrible about the school situation, it was a town that had in our eyes a solid cultural values, and thats why we fear it so much.

Locked doors at all entrances with cameras and intercoms in place, panic alarms directly dispatching
Police would be a start....I am not a gun enthusiasts but I do know from years as a former police officer that most guns that are used in crimes are not registered to the criminal and obtained properly or legally for that matter, and in the Ct case the guns were taken from his mother. I am a parent of 3 children and these senseless acts of violence break my heart and make me worry for their safety growing up exposed to so many horribe things...this certainly hits home.

When I grew up we were taught to respect and look up to the Police, They were a guiding light and symbol of hope, truth and safety. If that has changed for you I am so sorry. I continue to teach my children those same principles. I had a cop in middle school and high school. We had no shootings, violence was very low, theft was low, I don't recall anyone ever complaining about the needed taxes for that back then. We do have the money and do have the resources to staff up. Somewhere along the line people have forgotten that there are more important things than money. All the whining about taxes has gotten to the point of where we can't see the tree's for the forest. In a free society yes sometimes you do have to bend personal liberties for the sake of the others. I am all for watching our money closely and trying to spend wisely but that does not mean being stupid! The government is not a business and should never be run like one. The government is not a church and should never be run like one. Capitalism is for the open market and religion is for the church. Governments do not run like either and must always lean on the side of caution, acceptance, giving and safety even if it means going in debt for a while or raising taxes. These solutions are simple, common sense ideas that have already been proven to work. Time to use our resources wisely!

Perhaps we could put officers in all the schools, however, people would talk about costs. Some of the costs could be off set by looking at management we have in the schools and the crazy salaries that are being paid. We could look at a security tax to fund the extra security. We could look within these law enforcment depts and see who could come from riding a desk to back out to the field. We could have the police stop into these schools for that cup of coffee that they would have elsewhere. The lottery money that is used for schools could be used to fund security.

People want to do something now. Set up donation sites for all the elementary schools. Start with gun proof, break in proof front doors. Then put bullet proof glass in the windows. Security companies, I'm sure would love to donate a system with cameras and a quick unlock system in case of fire drills or real fire or other such needs. Front door entry only and all other doors exit only. Doors should be locked and kids that are going to be late should stay home. This is such a small price to pay to keep elementary school kids safer. I know my doors to my home are always locked and so is my front gate. A good defense is a good offense. This monster was a sissy hiding behind a gun, like most sissies. He didn't go after Sr or Jr High students. He went after the most vulnerable of all school kids. He would have never made it into this soft target which is what we have made our elementary schools.

I for one am contacting every school authority, police authority and political authority in my city, county and state to make some real changes. These blogs are great to post our thoughts, ideas and concerns but we must also take time to share our ideas with those that can help produce change. There are many ideas, some I agree with others I dont, but without opening the doors for conversation we will not solve anything. My face has been swollen from crying since Friday (it hits home since I have a 5 year old in Kinder) so I have decided to turn that pain into something positive. I have sent at least two emails every day since to try and light a fire for conversation. Writing school principals, state education boards, superintedents, congressmen, senate reps, governors, state police departments, county police departments--this is where we will actually see some changes. I have made it my personal mission to send two emails every day until I see something happen....I have three kids, all busy, a full-time job, a husband with a full-time job, an active volunteer at our schools, and an active community volunteer for our kids sports programs...but I have found the time to research and write....make it your priority too!

Over 28,000 schools in the U.S. have armed security and guess what? Two shootings which were stopped immediately. It is the world we live in and one that politics helped to create. Adjust to it. We have no choice.

You can make a difference....this is from St Pete. This is a grass roots movement not a charity..... 2 retired military or law enforcement

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I want to thank my sons principal, Mr James Pribble, for taking the time from his day to talk to a concerned parent. I was afraid, to be honest, that when I sat down and finally discussed this as a reality it would be pushed aside and told they are handling it. Go home Mr. Fahey. But it didn't. If that happens at the school you go to, go on to the next.

We sat down and he listened to my concern, thoughts and we discussed the best options for the children. We talked about what they have in place now and what is needed. I explained to him my idea and the needs, discussed the local police (thanks again to Chief Robert Vincent for your guidance and information), discussed pros/cons and I told him that I really wanted my sons school to be was the pilot to launch.

He told me he wanted it to be a start of something that would propagate. Do not be afraid to start this for the Protectors and Angels of Last Friday. Ask the school, talk to local law and go to the school board. Sit in the office and wait. I would have waited in that seat to see Mr Pribble for days if I thought it would make a difference.

This is NOT about gun control or mental illness. It is about protection. I do not want a band aid I want to know my child is safe.

I am not advertising. I am not asking for money to put anything in schools just resources if you want them. I have now created a network of like minded parents. For free. Sorry if it was not clear in on the website. If you checked the site we are simply trying to answer questions people may have. I have a full time job and just doing this with my wife but it has grown. Free speech I think it is that covers this. Trying to empower others that there are options. The NRA suggestion, if you look, does not call for guns in schools. It is asking to create a security template but if you watch the speech and not "Code Pink" protest they stated if you do not want guns, you do not need them. Just make sure your school is safe. Funding is at an all time low..do you think Gates and electronic entry are too high on the list? Nope. However, if you ask for change on the local level it might bubble up, and if not, then it does not. I am just being a voice...