The answer is to arm the people and let the local Sheriff's set up the patrols, perimeters, etc. and then by God protect the children instead of hiding with them.
While it is true that I would not walk across a hot war zone with my children if I could at all help it ... we are far from that. If we don't react properly now, we may yet face that though.
In order to do this and react properly we need Sheriff's and pols of the right mindset and citizens of the right mind set.
I am afraid we are going to be brought to that right mind set by cold hard expediency. If we don't get there, we will lose. If we lose, we will all see much more horrible things than this.
I am reminded of a friend of mine. He was in the Airborne dropped behind Normandy in 1944. He came into that town the next morning where the guys got hung up in the trees and on the Church and helped clear the Nazi's out who had shot those guys as they hung there ... just like he would have done to a bunch of Nazi's.
About two years ago, someone invaded his house in the middle of the night. Old Newport was about 76 at the time. He kept a loaded .44 next to his bed. He woke up in the night and saw a sillouette just entering his room where he and his wife were sleeping.
He didn't hesitate, he didn't warn ... he picked the gun up off the night stand and opened fire. He hadn't shot in quite a while so he was off. But the perp never got into the room and voted with his feet ... no blood trail. The local PD praised his actions ... he had to repair the wall across the hall for the three bullet holes. I don't think that perp will be back.
We are at war ... probably have been for a number of years but just didn't know it until the enemy really cut loose on 911. My guess is they have been doing so for some time.
They are committed, they are evil and they are dedicated to our destruction IMHO. We have to get steeled to that and develop a fighting spirit, a spirit that is unquenchable in its thirst for freedom, liberty and victory. That is what it is going to take.
I talked to my 17 year old son tonight. I asked him what he would do in his school if faced with such a situation. I was proud of his reply. He said would do whatever he could to return fire ... even if it meant tossing chairs ... even if it meant taking a risk so he could get a fix on the sniper perp. I was proud of that answer ... as risky as it may be, I encourage it ... and would mourn terribly and almost inconsolably his loss if it ever came to that, but would know he went down trying to maintain and defend his freedom and that of others around him.
No greater love than that ... a love and an attitude worthy of noting and remembering and immulating IMHO.
Be well fellers.
I agree.