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Thankfully, I grew up in a community where guns and knives were tools. The gun rack in the truck might hold anything from a rifle or shotgun to a baseball bat or crowbar, or even an umbrella for Mom on Sunday. From my earliest recollection my dad used to say "if a man don't carry a knife, he outta carry a purse."

In general I'm supportive of armed teachers and like the concept of smart guns for the purpose. To expand the thought, would less lethal options such as tasers be worse than nothing? I have no personal experience with such weapons so I'm genuinely curious.

I'm sorry, I wasn't clear. By "securely stored" I meant to imply that the father would also securely store the key and/or combination as well. I think it's safe to assume that the son was unsupervised when he accessed the rifle and shot up the school. This notion that parents shouldn't be accountable for the actions of their kids is one of the main problems with our society. Complicity is not the only reason for liability. Negligence counts too. If you have a child you should be a parent.

I disagree. The father doesn't need probable cause to more securely store his weapons, discuss shootings with his son or seek professional advisory and counseling help. This falls on the parents and they should also be held accountable.

I don't think that being true is usually considered when opinions are published by the media or when politicians speak.

Modern pentathlon. Pretty cool sport. It's meant to test the skills needed by a Calvary officer escaping custody behind enemy lines. Fencing, pistol, running, equestrian and swimming. And the horse they ride is randomly assigned to them as if they stole it.

With my eyes I'm a big fan of optics for any kind of distance. I use a lupold scope on my S&W .357 for white tail, a green dot on my Glock 40 for hogs. But for EDC if I'm far enough away to need optics, I'm planning on running!

I watched a little archery this morning. They have stayed pretty close to their roots... Recurve bows, no rear sights, no mechanical releases, 77 yards. And no age limit so us old farts can play too.

They also changed the modern pentathlon to use laser pistols.

Lots of wisdom in this thread. Where you hit is way more important than what you hit with. Choose the gun you will carry. I'm a big fan of the Keltec P32 but I'm learning to love the micro 9 Practice. Lots.

I'm always suspicious of any takedown system that separates the optics from the barrel. They often need to be zeroed after assembly. I'd love to see one in action.

It is my understanding that use of drones to establish probable cause is still in the courts. I think they are currently grounded.

Good question. I'll play... First I'll say that I really have no idea why the shooter missed Trump but I'll offer some possibilities. Could have been divine intervention. Maybe God directly intervened for the good of the country. Could have been blind dumb luck. Could have been Satan jumping in to keep chaos in play. Could have been a mosquito biting the shooter Could have been the sun in his eyes Could have been that he was just shooting at Trump's ear. Divine intervention is no more or less likely than any of these so we can each choose what to believe. Truth be told, there probably is no cause and effect in play at all. I'm personally leaning toward the Flying Spaghetti Monster having something to do with it.

The claim of Devine intervention is a causal logical fallacy. The bullet missing Trump and killing an innocent very well may have been God's plan but there's no evidence to support that conclusion. There are other causes that could also have the same result.

At the risk of incurring additional personal derision in light of my lack of longevity here, I find no scriptural support for assigning Devine intervention on Trump's behalf, especially at the expense of an innocent bystander. I would appreciate scriptures cited for such claims.