re: #311 Sol Berdinowitz

I’ll say it again: any maniac can wreak havoc with a gun.

To defend yourself with a gun, you need training and a certain ambout of nerve.

To defend other people - especially in a public place - you need extensive training, skills, calm nerves and a solid sense of judgement.

Guns don’t protect people - laws do!

There are other approaches—the design standard for new Army day care centers requires direct exit from each classroom to the exterior. Drills and procedures are set to attain 100% evacuation in 1 minute. Other engineering answers will help, but no one approach is going to work. A concerted effort, addressing guns, mental health and risk management could reduce the frequency and body count.

That’s all that is going to happen within the limits of our culture, biology and politics.