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