The problem is, they would have restrained you, taken your gun and escorted you away from the school.
“The problem is, they would have restrained you, taken your gun and escorted you away from the school.”
He could have drawn his weapon, pointed it and said which one of you wants to E the first to put himself between me and my kid? 50 years ago that is exactly what would have happened EXCEPT that 50 years ago nobody could have found himself in that position becaus 50 years ago they would have been to busy acting like Men.
If there had been enough parents or grandparents on site who were capable and willing to do the right thing, any restraining "they" tried might have been ineffective and subsequently nothing but ex post facto harassment and charges of interference. My guess is that if those kids had been saved by such independent and instinctive action, mom, dad or grandpa would be fine with the consequences of overriding timid and/or incompetent "public safety" types. "Jail me for trying to protect the little ones? Cuff me, tough guy."
Alas...
Or just killed you right there, to make sure you couldn't save anyone.