Active shooter at a Texas HS

[MrMillspecer]

I have 4 safes. I really value my firearms and have been building my collection since my teenage years. Many have come and gone but really like my current selection. One safe is for ammo. One is a large fire resistance heavyweight that get my most valuable items. I bolt two of the cheapies together so they can't walk out with them. One of the low cost safes is next to the bed kitted for home d and bugout. It's unlocked for quick access when I'm home and there is always a firearm out within reach for me and being attended. My kids are adults these days, but when little ones come over firearms are secured. My knife collection is secured as well. Just me, and not saying it the law. I will keep both my Grandfather's deer/elk rifles safe and secure.

 

[Boboclown]

Not really, there's already storage laws in place and people still don't opt for a safe.

I don't opt for a safe, but as I stated earlier with my method none of you would be able to find them let alone even get to them. Unlike a safe, my storage isn't obvious, and its still secured. NC has storage laws saying you have to keep it away from kids, cousins visit with their kids. Their kids are also blabbermouths, so a big obvious safe would mean now my cousins know I have guns and where they are, and they like to talk a lot too (I know more about their friends than I even know about my own from them talking).

So instead I have an extra room somewhere that had a door reinforced, and disguised to look like part of the wall. In addition, also blocked by one of my many book cases. So should I just get screwed over by a mandatory safe then? Cause in the same house I also have tools that can be used to break into a safe.

 

[ZigZagZeke]

School shootings have occurred for over 2 centuries. Here's the list:

List of school shootings in the United States - Wikipedia

If someone want's to see if the number per year is increasing, just tabulate the number of shootings per year in Excel, then convert that to a graph. Let us know what it looks like - post it if possible. Some stats on age of shooters would be useful also.

Here's a list of "School Shooting" deaths by year. No way to efficiently determine whether these were accidental or intentional, or gang related. I eliminated all incidents that resulted in zero deaths. That made the earliest year 1903.

 

[ZigZagZeke]

Here's a list of "School Shooting" deaths by year. No way to efficiently determine whether these were accidental or intentional, or gang related. I eliminated all incidents that resulted in zero deaths. That made the earliest year 1903.
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Interesting tidbit: Since 2000 spikes occur near national elections when Democrats are out of power.

 

[NW Backpacker]

Here's a list of "School Shooting" deaths by year. No way to efficiently determine whether these were accidental or intentional, or gang related. I eliminated all incidents that resulted in zero deaths. That made the earliest year 1903.
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Thanks for plotting that. Looks like a couple of unusual spikes in recent years, but clearly school shootings are not new. From that Wikipedia list, I do see school shootings going back to the 1800's. For example, here's the description for one in 1860:
"A son of Col. Elijah Sebree was killed by another student. Young Sebree was threatening the other boy and said he intended to kill him. The other student got a gun and walked up to Sebree in the schoolhouse, where he killed him.[8]"

 

[oneharmonic]

Here's a list of "School Shooting" deaths by year. No way to efficiently determine whether these were accidental or intentional, or gang related. I eliminated all incidents that resulted in zero deaths. That made the earliest year 1903.
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I'm not sure your chart is correct.

You have less than 5 deaths shown in 2007, and that was the year 33 were killed at Virginia Tech.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Its a wonder why the majority don't call the journalists out on it. Maybe it has to do with the brain scrubbing technology created.

Technology is certainly helpful, but it seems it really is dumbing things down in some cases.

All we did is create a technological stone age and we are the modern day cavemen...

HEY, I resemble that remark...

 

[Caveman Jim]

Just so everyone knows, I don't really advocate any of what was written in that post.............. I was just mocking those "gun owners" that seem to only visit the forum discussions after some horrific event to troll, push gun control as the only solution and attack anyone who disparages the anti's political ideology/agenda.


Ray

In an Erkle voice "I KNEW THAT"...

 

[Boboclown]

HEY, I resemble that remark...

There's obviously exceptions to the caveman rule.

Some can fish, some have their faces glued to the phone.

 

[titsonritz]

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