This was scary!! McNair Elementary School

[naturegirl]

Thank God everyone is OK.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. —

Channel 2 Action News has confirmed that one person is in custody after shots were fired at a DeKalb County elementary school.

The DeKalb County school board chairman said there was an active shooter at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy. Channel 2 Action News has confirmed with multiple sources that the suspect is a white man in his 20s who was armed with an AK-47 and dressed in black. Sources say he surrendered peacefully.

Chairman Melvin Johnson said there have been reports of shots fired. There are no injuries.

News Chopper 2 footage showed children running from the school building.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/dekalb-police-chief-responds-incident-elementary-s/nZTRH/

 

[mach4]

Holy cow! What in the world was this man thinking?

Thank goodness noone was hurt.

 

[LisaC]

Where was the school resource officer? :tapfoot2 :tapfoot2 :tapfoot2

 

[lotstodo]

Thank goodness it's a gun-free zone.

 

[Madea]

Thankfully, there were no injuries. Based on one report, he didn't intend to kill children, but police officers.

 

[lotstodo]

Thankfully, there were no injuries. Based on one report, he didn't intend to kill children, but police officers.

Yeah, well there is a reason he chose a school and not a police station to walk into. He's a chicken &*(# who knows which one would provide no resistance and in which one he wouldn't be the only cowboy with lethal capabilities.

 

[Madea]

Thankfully, there were no injuries. Based on one report, he didn't intend to kill children, but police officers.

Yeah, well there is a reason he chose a school and not a police station to walk into. He's a chicken &*(# who knows which one would provide no resistance and in which one he wouldn't be the only cowboy with lethal capabilities.

BUT! He was simply off his meds. You understand, don't you?

 

[LisaC]

Thankfully, there were no injuries. Based on one report, he didn't intend to kill children, but police officers.

Yeah, well there is a reason he chose a school and not a police station to walk into. He's a chicken &*(# who knows which one would provide no resistance and in which one he wouldn't be the only cowboy with lethal capabilities.

BUT! He was simply off his meds. You understand, don't you?

And I'm sure that he was a "good boy" and would never hurt anyone.

 

[Madea]

Thankfully, there were no injuries. Based on one report, he didn't intend to kill children, but police officers.

Yeah, well there is a reason he chose a school and not a police station to walk into. He's a chicken &*(# who knows which one would provide no resistance and in which one he wouldn't be the only cowboy with lethal capabilities.

BUT! He was simply off his meds. You understand, don't you?

And I'm sure that he was a "good boy" and would never hurt anyone.

Of course he was.

 

[lotstodo]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

 

[I'm Floored]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

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[LisaC]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

I missed the news reports on it - where was the school resource officer while all of this was going on and why wasn't he/she involved (or was he?).

 

[J-man]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

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Was that an eye test or something? If so, you missed two.









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There you go. :race

 

[lotstodo]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

I missed the news reports on it - where was the school resource officer while all of this was going on and why wasn't he/she involved (or was he?).

They didn't say, but I believe that DeKalb only has full time officers in High Schools and select Middle Schools. They have a few roamers to cover Middle and Elementary. I'm also not sure if these officers actually carry while inside the building. Maybe GC or someone else can enlighten us.

 

[Madea]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

Do you know how hard it is to consistently have to tell a man that he's right????

 

[LisaC]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

I missed the news reports on it - where was the school resource officer while all of this was going on and why wasn't he/she involved (or was he?).

They didn't say, but I believe that DeKalb only has full time officers in High Schools and select Middle Schools. They have a few roamers to cover Middle and Elementary. I'm also not sure if these officers actually carry while inside the building. Maybe GC or someone else can enlighten us.

I know two SROs that carry inside the schools they are in. Why would we not need SROs in an elementary school? Who came up with that brilliant idea? :tapfoot2

 

[lotstodo]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

I missed the news reports on it - where was the school resource officer while all of this was going on and why wasn't he/she involved (or was he?).

They didn't say, but I believe that DeKalb only has full time officers in High Schools and select Middle Schools. They have a few roamers to cover Middle and Elementary. I'm also not sure if these officers actually carry while inside the building. Maybe GC or someone else can enlighten us.

I know two SROs that carry inside the schools they are in. Why would we not need SROs in an elementary school? Who came up with that brilliant idea? :tapfoot2

To be fair, the most likely sources of violence and other dangers are the chillens themselves, and that threat seems to be concentrated in the older age groups. I believe that was the reason for the creation of the position in the first place. I don't believe that I have heard one school administrator open point to an armed officer on the premises as a deterrent to an armed assassin entering the building. That is definitely not PC. Reality rarely is.

 

[LisaC]

I watched the coverage on the 6 PM and 11 PM news last night and was completely disgusted by the universal "high fives" going around among the police and administrators. That man was the only armed person in that school for nearly an hour. The only thing that kept those children from dying at his hand was that he did not intend to kill children that day. When will people wake up and realize that the only thing that can surely stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. Those children were the beneficiaries of luck, not good planning and execution on the part of those responsible for their safety. The "gun free zone" was once again a complete failure.

I missed the news reports on it - where was the school resource officer while all of this was going on and why wasn't he/she involved (or was he?).

They didn't say, but I believe that DeKalb only has full time officers in High Schools and select Middle Schools. They have a few roamers to cover Middle and Elementary. I'm also not sure if these officers actually carry while inside the building. Maybe GC or someone else can enlighten us.

I know two SROs that carry inside the schools they are in. Why would we not need SROs in an elementary school? Who came up with that brilliant idea? :tapfoot2

To be fair, the most likely sources of violence and other dangers are the chillens themselves, and that threat seems to be concentrated in the older age groups. I believe that was the reason for the creation of the position in the first place. I don't believe that I have heard one school administrator open point to an armed officer on the premises as a deterrent to an armed assassin entering the building. That is definitely not PC. Reality rarely is.

No, I don't see them saying that an SRO is a deterrent, at least not until one takes out a would be killer....