Australia 'confiscated' all privately owned guns, as I understand it. Crime went up 60% immediately! I cannot accept your premise: No gun has ever aimed itself and actuated it's trigger. The idiot HOLDING the gun did so. A gun is merely a tool; a deranged individual aimed it and pulled the trigger. Apparently we have no means to establish ahead of time who the loonies are, we must develop protection against them. I have a possible solution to school shootings which has been previously iterated to some degree. Utilize retired military/police personnel to monitor the doors with metal detectors like we see at Courthouses.
Once school starts, all outer doors are locked with one available for entry with an armed guard stationed (see above). At beginning and ending of the school day, the presence of two or three police cars for 15-20 minutes would discourage any loonie from attempting a shooting episode. I'm sure any of the retired military personnel organizations would be happy to provide volunteers for the duty. This may not prevent ALL attacks, but I believe it would minimize the potential.
Australia tried removing guns in the home. Crime went up 60% immediately. You cannot tell me that guns do the killing. They are merely the tool of a deranged mind. My recommendation (iterated by others) is: Retired police/military personnel at the doors while they are open. Lockdown when classes start with only one door accessible, with an armed professional (see above) there. WITH A METAL DETECTOR! Two or three police cars on the premises when the doors are open for student ingress/egress. Fifteen minutes in the morning and afternoon should not overlo
Or in many cases, they don't even know the neighbor next door!
83. Been there...Done that!
I'm surrounded by Amish farms with beautiful horses. Horse-drawn buggies going by daily to and from the sawmill just down the road. The buggy horses are sleek, beautiful creatures while the draft animals are huge but well cared for. No tractors. all equipment is set up for a team of horses. Tilling gear, wagon, you name it! The farms raise just about everything you can imagine for edibles. They are a totally self-sufficient people. Extremely friendly (wave at every car going by) and very religious. The sawmill is powered by huge diesel-driven generators. They will not use commercial power - totally off-grid. Their homes are lit using gaslights with propane as fuel. A few homes around here have a generator, most do not. They have their own school (not public-at least the lower grades. Not sure about high school). Us 21st Century types could learn a bit from them, IMHO!
Judging from the apparent corrosion on the long rods, my guess is some sort of liquid level sensor - something happens when the fluid (water?) drops below the end of the rods. Alarm? Alert of some sort, refill valve operates????
Watch out for Directv! They frequently slipped in extras we didn't order, along with escalating prices. Our cost doubled after 1 year teaser rate!
Spoken like a true liberal...
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Face it, some people just simply need to VENT! Cussing to yourself isn't much fun, now, is it? If someone wants to espouse an unpopular opinion, they have every right to do so. If their opinion runs contrary to someone else's, that's the real world! Just let it slide and move on...
People differ on Cameras, Cars, Women(!), and Politics. That's why multiple versions of everything are available (women included)!
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Do YOU know cherokee, ojibwa, apache? Don't complain about 'native' language if you don't speak it!
Single-Pole Double Throw Center Off. Will select either or neither!