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NDD,

I don't think you're pissing everyone off; I think yours is a dissenting opinion in the face of apparently overwhelming opposition. Maybe there aren't others that share your view, or maybe there are and they're meek and mild about expressing it. It's just context.

Regardless, I agree with your position. I believe it realistic.

While I understand TR and Logan's arguements and agree with many in principle, I think your point about the skillsets necessary to win trumps them all. I'm a pretty good shot for a dude who practiced a bit as a civilian and had a couple of great military instructors in Second Phase (both times I went). That I'm somewhat freaked out that, so far as I can tell, there isn't any more range time for the rest of the Q is another story. . . (this is the part where I buy my own M-4, etc).

I probably have the skill level of say a motivated teacher who took a couple of classes and goes to the range once a month. Actually, I'm probably a bit better, but I wouldn't put me in a classroom with a gun and 30-40 6th graders. Bad guy comes in and we go at it, well, I'll certainly do my best. But I'm not skilled enough yet to guarentee that my best will be good enough. With kids in the equation, I think we need that guarentee.

All this coming from a fellow who consciously chose to be a warrior, not a middle school teacher.

I appreciate being allowed to post on this topic; I come from a family of educators and this subject is a soft spot for me (and obviously, for all of us).

Finally, on a related note, Lt. Col David Gossman's s The Bulletproof Mind has been recommended in the past, but I think it deserves another look. He spends quite a bit of time discussing school violence and the LEO response to active shooters.

Cheers,

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