So, I want to respond to the NRA with a question. Should elementary schools be able to withstand a military assault? Because this is what putting an armed guard in says. That it is the responsibility of the institution to defend itself. I know that slippery slope arguments are often specious, but I put this up, where do we stop?
When did violence become the default position? I don't think it actually is. I think there are a small number of unhappy people (many who don't even realize that they are unhappy) who think of the world in these terms. The rest of us assume that most people are good enough, and want the same things we do.
I have more to say about this. But not now. Later.
