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