Reply #26: Chances are that only one or two students would have been armed ... [View All]

not dozens. You have a great imagination and should write plots for movies or TV. There are 18.5 million people in Florida and less than 800,000 have concealed weapons permits. Not all people with carry permits carry regularly.

Obviously if you carry a firearm and a massacre breaks out you have to be careful that you are not mistaken for the shooter and that you are damn sure that if you do shoot, you don't shoot an innocent gun owner.

You will note that I mentioned the individual with the concealed weapon taking cover behind a desk in the classroom and waiting for the shooter to enter. I also mentioned that he should make sure that the person who breaks the door down is the shooter before he fires his weapon.

Nowhere did I suggest shooting first and asking questions later.

Leaving the classroom to hunt the shooter down becomes very risky and may be a foolish tactic as it places the person with the carry permit at a big disadvantage. Much depends on the situation and the training of the person with the permit. Having a concealed carry permit does not make you a police officer or a swat team. Realistically your first object is to defend yourself and possibly the people with you in the classroom.