Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Thursday, April 26, 2007 9:35:29 PM
I must applaud this teacher.
His article is sensible and relevant. Instead of wanting guns banned, he takes a qualified and educated look at what happpened not only at VT but in his own experience.
My second incident happened at a Denver metro area high school. I was teaching a piano class in the morning. I had two big metal doors that opened to the outside, which was a parking lot. I heard a popping noise and initially thought it was a car backfiring. When it happened again, I went outside and saw a young man holding a big handgun by his side arguing with a girl.
Not taking any time to think of the consequences that I might get shot, I walked up to the boy and said, “I’ll take that please.” He immediately handed me the gun, and I told them we had to go to the office. About that time, one of the security guards met us and he took the gun and the students to the office.
How is that for courage! Even though I am not a big fan of the teachers union, this guy is what we need in our school systems. I certainly don't imply that's what should have happened at VT. He would have been shot. But he recognized the situation at that moment and dealt with it, putting an end to a potentially bad situation.