I AM FUMING!!

 I am sure you’ve heard of the tragic shooting in a Nashville

Presbyterian Church Elementary school on Monday, March 27. 

Tragically, three 9-year-old students and 3 staff members perished.  

The shooter was a 28-year-old former student of the school.

In a press conference, law enforcement reported that when

his home was searched there was evidence of a plan to shoot

up two locations, but that plan was aborted because there was

too much security in the other location.  So, once again,

the victims end up in a GUN FREE ZONE.

 Unlike in Uvalde, TX, LEO were on the scene and engaged the

Shooter in 14 minutes.  14 minutes… An eternity when you

have no way to fight back.  

When will they ever learn?

For years, I woke up every day, waiting for our twin girls to

Come home safely from school.  Now that they’re away in

College, I hope every day that they’re ok.  I taught them

Firearm safety, and even bought them armored plates to

put in their backpacks. 

I despise the thought that such is the world we live in,

but rather than bury my head in the sand, I prefer to be

proactive and encourage my girls, and every parent to

recognize that if you don’t have these conversations now,

if you don’t teach your kids what and how to act in the presence

of firearms and/or a threat with one, you may not get a second chance.

I’m confident that my anger and frustration is echoed by all

of us.  Time and time again, instead of securing schools and

protecting children, more restrictions are proposed.  Teachers

aren’t armed, law enforcement is too far away, and parents

cannot come to school carrying their legally concealed firearms

on school grounds.

 In the world we live in gun free zones don’t work.  They provide

nothing more than a false sense of security for sheep, and a

bonanza of unresisted violence for evil doers.

When was the last time you heard of a shooter getting anywhere

In a courthouse, a military base, or anywhere else there is heavy

Security?  Yet, it is a common occurrence in unprotected venues.

I have zero confidence in government and the board of education

to protect children from such evil.  I can only count on myself and

fellow safe, responsible, well trained, and lawful gun-owners.

We alone must continue to take responsibility for our safety and

the safety of our loved ones.

So, please, if you have been reluctant to have this conversation

With your children…HAVE IT!

If you have not taught them firearm safety and what to do if such

A horrific event finds its way to their school…TEACH THEM!

Don’t put yourself in the position to think or say…

“I wish I would have done it when I had the chance.”

Train Hard, Often, and SAFELY!