Im sitting in snowmass way off the beaten path listening to police sirens and fielding calls from my daughter about a school shooting. Do I believe there is an active shooter at Aspen School District----NO. (update that seems to be wrong being told SHOTS FIRED AT ELEMENTRY SCHOOL) But even the threat of it takes the school to lock down, scrambles the Pitkin County police, Aspen Police Department, Snowmass Village Police Department and Basalt police department (update ER DOCS BEING TOLD TO REPORT TO HOSPITAL). And the ambulances are rolling in. We got a message about a lock down drill yesterday. Today seems to be acting like the real deal (although as I said I am betting this is a fake threat).
Yesterday's lock down drill email stressed that they were going to practice 'locks, lights out of sight'. They ask staff to lock the doors turn out the lights and move away from sight and be silent. The FBI recommends Run, Hide Fight--I am a believer in the FBI approach and have told my daughter to run like hell, not be a stationary target in a room. She has left the school and gone to a friends house near school to wait it out. Update at friends house with ER doc told to head to hospital--friends house has a lot of guns which is good and bad ---what if school shooter comes there and cops don't know who bad guy is.
But here are the facts:
1. more guns results in more gun violence not a safer place
2. this country is using the excuse of the 2nd amendment to enable gun violence (well regulated milita anyone)
3. There hasn't been a shooting-killing in Aspen in 40 years
4. Aspen kids bring guns to parties
5. No one is learning anything at the school today but their cortosile levels are dangerously high
more updates when I have them---please forgive the poor writing --working fast
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