| It is an unfortunate testament to our times | | | | applicant as the school's Safety Monitor. |
| that most everyone in America is familiar | | | | |
| with the schools named Columbine, Littleton | | | | Obviously, this is an idea that many people |
| and Southwood not because their merit or a | | | | who think they know something about gun |
| remarkable education or curriculum, but | | | | safety and responsibility will be opposed to |
| because of the horrendous atrocities that | | | | - wrongly. Dr. Piazza has a response to |
| have been committed in these places. In | | | | them: |
| light of adding another name to that list - | | | | |
| Virginia Tech - Dr. Ignatius Piazza, founder | | | | "My offer is not a new idea. In the early |
| of the impressive Front Sight Firearms | | | | 70's, Israel was faced with much greater |
| Training Facility has made it his new mission | | | | problems of armed terrorist attacks on |
| to bring about a change in the mentality of | | | | schools. The cry for more gun control was |
| America when it comes to gun control in | | | | heard then too, but Israel very carefully |
| schools. | | | | analyzed all possible options before adopting |
| | | | the proactive position of arming and training |
| Dr. Piazza accurately points out where | | | | their teachers. School shootings stopped and |
| Americans are going wrong in handling this | | | | terrorists looked for easier targets. … |
| inflating problem: | | | | Israel had the right answer. Society is safer |
| | | | when we train and arm our law-abiding |
| "In our country, every time a misguided | | | | citizens. As the defensive training leader in |
| individual on psychiatric drugs goes on a | | | | the USA, Front Sight is willing and able to |
| killing spree, anti-self-defense legislators | | | | set the example for the rest of the country |
| watch the polls and exploit the dead victims | | | | to follow." |
| in order to fool the public into accepting | | | | |
| more gun control. It is time our country | | | | Dr. Piazza's idea is the ideal one - quick, |
| finds some resolve and the will to tackle the | | | | responsible, preventative action which will |
| real problem- which is rooting out the actual | | | | deter future gunmen and potential murderers. |
| influences in the lives of our youth that | | | | He maintains that gun control never has and |
| predispose them to commit atrocities such as | | | | never will stop criminals and madmen from |
| those we saw at Virginia Tech. The problem | | | | carrying out acts of gun violence. And he's |
| is not guns. Guns don't cause these | | | | correct: the problem with making laws to |
| incidents to occur anymore than cameras cause | | | | prevent people from having access to firearms |
| child pornography or automobiles cause | | | | is that the people who commit murder with |
| traffic fatalities." | | | | firearms typically aren't law-abiding |
| | | | citizens in the first place! |
| As such, Dr. Piazza has shifted gears at | | | | |
| Front Sight - the firearm training facility | | | | By training our educators and school staff |
| responsible for turning out more trained | | | | members in effective, responsible, capable |
| individuals annually than all other training | | | | handling of firearms, Americans can |
| facilities in the nation combined. Front | | | | effectively end school massacres like the one |
| Sight is offering free firearms training to | | | | we were just subjected to. Dr. Ignatius |
| any school administrator, teacher, or full | | | | Piazza and Front Sight Firearms Training |
| time staff member designated as school Safety | | | | Facility have the right answer: responsible |
| Monitors. Front Sight will accept for | | | | training. And now he's offering it free to |
| training up to three staff members from each | | | | all schools - just so that the knowledge will |
| school, college or university. Applicants | | | | get used for the right reason. Whatever your |
| must submit a letter requesting training on | | | | view on gun control, you must support Dr. |
| school letterhead signed by the top school | | | | Piazza, you must support Front Sight, his is |
| district official and designating the | | | | the solution to violent school deaths. |