[onewhippedpuppy]

So Ed, what do you do here? How do you keep someone from smuggling a sharp object, potentially non-metallic (so metal detectors won't work) into a school or public place? I'd love to hear your plan.

My point is that the emotional reaction to do SOMETHING typically drives people to do something stupid that has zero impact on safety. Such as "gun free" zones, where most of these violent events now seem to occur. Or the crime rates in areas that have severe restrictions on guns.

BTW, you can think that I'm a callous dick all day long. I have three kids and can't imagine anything happening to them. But you can't bubble wrap the world, you have to prepare them as best as you can then hope and pray that everything will be ok. I can't imagine what these parents are suffering through.