We're in complete agreement. I am very familiar with the notion the Amish embrace a non-violence viewpoint. The concept of more people in general carrying firearms applies to the decent segment of the population who choose to carry if they wish. If a non-Amish person who carried a firearm happened to be making a delivery to the school at that time, he or she could have been in a position to avert tragedy. We clearly will never know.
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Please see the post just above this one. FReepers recognize that the Amish themselves wouldn't necessarily carry firearms, but that an "English" visitor could have been in a position to lend valuable assistance.
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I agree about more people in general carrying fire arms. In fact I think that all mentally stable, females without criminal records should be issued a gun, given training how to use it and told " only draw it if you plan to shoot, only shoot if you plan to kill". We have not only a right but a duty to defend ourselves and our loved ones. Indeed I would argue that the duty to defend others extends to those unable to defend themselves.
Often we are at a loss on what to do when confronted with evil in this world. In many cases a well placed bullet gives a very satisfactory answer to that question.