The Federal Bureau of Investigation has admitted that they were imminently warned, directly, of the Parkland, Florida shooter’s motive, opportunity, and means to commit his crimes.
In a Press Release just posted on their website, the FBI states:
On January 5, 2018, a person close to Nikolas Cruz contacted the FBI’s Public Access Line (PAL) tipline to report concerns about him. The caller provided information about Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting.
Under established protocols, the information provided by the caller should have been assessed as a potential threat to life. The information then should have been forwarded to the FBI Miami Field Office, where appropriate investigative steps would have been taken.
We have determined that these protocols were not followed for the information received by the PAL on January 5. The information was not provided to the Miami Field Office, and no further investigation was conducted at that time.
FBI Director Christopher Wray goes on to say “It’s up to all Americans to be vigilant…” He’s right. We should all be vigilant. We have to be, because they sure as hell aren’t.
Repeal g un free zones, let permit holders carry.
Rolling Stone: ‘RAPE!!!’
Thanks for the nice article. I’ve been thinking about buying a higher powered rimfire rifle (22mag/17hmr/17wsm). I’m leaning towards the .17wsm in a Savage bolt action. My main use would be longer range sage rat sniping (past the range of my .22lr rifles), and also having something to bridge the power gap between .22lr and .223.
Anyone have experience with the .17wsm?
How about taking male mental health needs seriously. We spend all this money, time, and societal emotional investment on women, and forget the group most prone to cracking, is the group with tbe most pressure on then. I am not saying we molly-coddle males. I would hate that for myself. What I am saying is that we remember that males and females are different, and that feminizing the world around males hurts them. Positive interaction with males in authority positions, like mentors, would also help instead of just dealing with the police in a confrontational format.
We are failing our young men, and they are letting us know in no uncertain terms.
“We are a generation of men raised by women”
actually, it’s easy:
1 – arm qualified teachers. on college campi, allow lawful ccw.
2 – identify and institutionalize dangerous nutbags. they ALWAYS give signs before the deed.
3 – have a system where dangerous nutbags, with proper due process, get reported to NICS ( the VA Tech shooter was found by a judge to be mentally a danger to himself and others, but due to privacy laws in VA that didn’t make it to NICS).
it’s critical to note that, according to a security briefing i received, data shows about 90% of all mass shootings occur in “gun free” zones.
Two words; soft target. Simply, although no panacea, we must harden schools with armed security. But not just armed patrols, security needs to to be engaged in the process and they have to have some sort of operational plan. No LEO uniforms either but I’m not suggesting they shouldn’t open carry.
No easy task I admit as some of these schools are massive. Also, the Parkland shooting was 6 minutes long in total so armed security really better be on top of their game
Agree with Paul, except I’d recommend the fence with limited entrances, with a uniformed officer or guard at the entrance. Again…the Israel example.
WHY ARE THE VIGLINK ADS LINKING “MASS SHOOTINGS”? Yes, I’m yelling. That’s…not okay.
This should surprise no one. The Leftists already tried in 2014 to repeal the First Amendment because they disliked a Supreme Court ruling regarding corporate political contributions. They figured that the Republicans controlling the Senate would not allow the proposal to come to a vote but the Republicans called their bluff, forcing a vote. And of course, the ludicrous bill failed.
Regardless, the incident proves conclusively that voting for Democrats is dangerous to your personal liberty.
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2014/06/democrats-try-to-repeal-first-amendment.php
It’s the problem of academics (and a lot of other people) that have been taught their whole life to avoid conflict, have been sheltered their whole life, and think that any disagreement, big or small, can be solved by talking. And if not solved, “we’ll agree to disagree”. Clearly a first world kind of thinking.
I am an immigrant and a gun owner. I come from a country where chances were 50/50 a disagreement over a parking spot could end w/ the other guy pulling a gun on you. And he would the have better than 90% chances of walking on the murder charge – 100% if wealthy.
Regrettably that people don’t understand that a lot of people are one bad day away from exploding. And trust me – you won’t then be able to talk your way out of it.
Maybe media outets [cough, TTAG, cough] should top publishing the killers goddamn name every place. You think making them famous helps?
I don’t agree. Read that: http://www.guns.com/2012/06/29/walther-arms-incorporated-departs-smith-a-wesson/
Home school. Solves all the problems and has more benefits. The best way to avoid a mass school shooting is to not be there. Who says government should indoctrinate our children?
This is my libertarian stance on the issue. Take care of your own. We’ve survived as a species long enough without indoctrination at all levels. The economic issue with these logistics is another issue, but can be fixed.
The RMEF is too big!
How many congresscritters accept money from this anti-helocopter group!
It’s time to kick the RMEF out of Congress! Now!
For the choppers!
Hunting elk with helicopters is racist and transphobic. That elk identified as a bird and only wanted to fly like an eagle, like an eagle…..
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:
39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
Good enough for me.
The Route 91 shooter wanted to give the media and government a list of AR-15 and AR-10 makers to use for a specific ban and to give victims’ families a bunch of companies to sue out of existence. That’s why he bought rifles from as many companies he could and brought them to his hotel room for effect. He thought the use of bump fire stocks, and a large amount of black guns, would terrify the nation enough to get politicians to pass illegal human rights violations.
The Route 91 shooter was raised in California, a place where they banned guns by manufacture/name until they started banning guns by features, a place where they ban all handguns from purchase unless the specific model is considered “safe” by their government.
The shooter didn’t understand that shooting country music listening, military/police loving, flag waving, Republican leaning, white folk, would not garner much sympathy from the Americans who seek to remove all human rights from the people of U.S.A. Thus there wouldn’t be much push for human rights infringements because the anti human rights people hated those types anyway. If he had shot up a Democrat learning concert, or a school with young “minority” kids, then there would have been a huge push (most likely a successful one at that) to ban guns from the American people.
School shootings are the best way to get guns banned. Shooting up Republican leaning places/people isn’t, that even includes churches. I suspect that is why people on the left, corporate media and politicians don’t want to have armed agents inside public schools, but they’re okay with TSA and air marshals. Why can’t parents, trained faculty and school security have the tools of self preservation and the opportunity to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
If NRA supporters, the NRA itself, Republicans and Trump don’t bring actual solutions within the next 3 years, they will be part of the problem almost as much as the people who created it. The first step is the quickest: abolish the failed experiment of so called “gun free zones” and have trained people carry concealed handguns within the school to protect the innocent. The other required steps will take years to become effective.
School protection:
2-4 armed guards at every school (# depending on school size)
1 continuously views CCTV while the others strategically roam the halls, focusing on entry ways, checking parking lots, etc,
Rotate positions so fatigue doesn’t set in; don’t let one guard monitor the CCTV for more than 2 hours at a time
Each armed with an AR-15 and sidearm
Stopping it before it happens:
Report crazy behavior like this guy,
LEO needs to follow up
Social workers assigned to track the at risk people and conduct wellness checks, monitor public social media, etc.
It’s a start.
Allow staff to carry concealed. It really is that simple. Would YOU try to rob a bank if the customers and staff were armed?
In an age when we often bemoan the lack of innovation in the firearms world, this design resets the clock. This rifle checks a lot of boxes for me.
To get any other commercial rifle to do the same things will end up costing more than the out-the-door price for this. It folds up to ~25″, is lighter than nearly any other rifle on the market, produces high accuracy, is capable of accepting a wide variety of accessories, offers an excellent trigger right out of the box, easily user serviceable with common tools, feeds from various capacities of PMAG and is USA made. The Fix has all the hallmarks of a nearly ideal truck, bush plane or general purpose rifle. I have been waiting for this rifle design for well over a decade.
It is true that buying this rifle will soak most of a months wage for me, but I look at the other very specialized rifles that this will replace in my rack and realize it will be nearly neutral in cost at the end of the day.
I will certainly be rewarding the innovative minds that created this by buying one of these rifles.
I spent over 30 years as a cop and have literally worked thousands of violent/ dangerous crimes. In probably 99% of those cases, the criminal had numerous prior arrests for similar offenses.
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If they had been killed committing the first one, it would have prevented untold suffering for his future victims.
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The recidivism rate for dead criminals is ZERO.
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Shoot back!
Poor Donnie really should take to someone about his Daddy issues…
Poor Donnie really should talk to someone about his Daddy issues… Guy is in some serious identity crisis…
Start at home.
There’s a serious lack of parenting in America today. Little to no discipline of children, and parents are routinely failing to teach kids that every action, good or bad, has consequences. If you don’t institute at an early age that bad behavior will have negative consequences, it’s damn near impossible to teach that once kids have reached the ability to think abstractly (i.e., adolescence). It becomes ingrained that they can do or say anything they want without consequences.
There are exceptions, but the vast majority of the blame lies with the parents, not society or the tool used by a mass murderer.
The NRA’s strength lies in its 5 plus million member, all of whom vote. The coastal elites represented by the NYT don’t have much stroke out here in flyover country. Bring it on.
WOW, I was only 70 yrs. old back in 2015 when the last time someone commented on this Post. But Thanking God I am still Alive and Able to both Read and Make my OPINIONUATED Comment on this Thread and also be able to say everyone still Alive and able to do the same as I am, should be very Thankful to God the Father and His Son Jesus the Christ who is STILL Hearing and Answering Prayers of the Righteous He and His Father Love because we are Abiding in Him and His Words and Commands (JOHYN 15:10). We MUST Bring God FULLY Back into our daily Lives, Homes, Children, Schools and His Country. Even though Social Media has become a Monster of Destruction that will never by Human Beings, be Put Back into it’s Devil Made Box. We CAN still Make our Lives and Lives of our Children
My SOT guy knows his stuff and values his reputation.
Never a hitch, never had to re-do a form. Have never had to even re-do fingerprints.
Worth every penny.
The useless Fed Dept of Edumakasun issues regulations that requires any school receiving fed $ must provide CCW training and licensing of all school employees as required by the local jurisdiction. AND allow these employees to carry on school property.
Any employee not eligible “obviously” should not be around children.
You go, Professor Cohen! Repeal the 2nd Amendment. I’ll wait right here while you line up the 30+ states needed for ratification of that repeal.