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Please see the email from my child's Principal, and my response to her. It's high time for K-12 carry here in Georgia. I don't care if we have to take a special class to get a stamp on our GWL - I want it to happen now!
Every single time you ever get an email like this, send a response and post it in this thread. And forward it to our Georgia General Assembly members.
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Dr. Williams,
Had the perpetrator possessed an actual weapon several children could have been killed on the bus, along with the driver.
Do you see how easy it is for a criminal to get access to children in "gun-free" zones?
State law in Georgia allows teachers, and any other adult with written permission from school officials to be armed with a firearm for just such scenarios.
I demand that you give bus drivers and teachers that option, in order for them to not be sitting ducks waiting to be slaughtered.
That bus was full of sitting ducks, and the ONLY reason they didn't get hurt was because the perpetrator chose not to be armed with and use a genuine weapon.
Police can't be everywhere at once, so the real first responders need to be the potential victims. They have to have the ability to save their lives and those around them.
In this world with far too many common criminals and terrorists bent on doing evil, it is foolish to think that keeping citizens unarmed will somehow keep them safer. If sheep had fangs and claws, do you think as many of them would be taken by wolves? It's common sense.
It's beyond me how some supposedly "educated" people cannot see the truth of that.
All the notification emails, plans, meetings, paperwork, etc., will not keep students safe. When a gun is brought to bear against them, a gun must be immediately at the ready to defend them.
Best regards,
Phillip Evans
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On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:58 AM Dr. Tereka Williams<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Shiloh Middle School Parents and Guardians,
I want to notify you of a situation that occurred yesterday afternoon involving one of our school bus routes. While the bus was stopped during the route a young man who was not a Shiloh Middle student boarded the bus. It was reported that the person showed a weapon upon boarding the bus. This person got off the bus without further incident and did not harm anyone. Our bus driver notified police and they responded immediately. The police spoke with our driver and students and were able to identify the individual. It appears that the person did not have a handgun but did have an airsoft/bb gun in his possession and he has been charged criminally for his actions.
Yesterday afternoon our administrative team called the parents of students who ride that bus in order to make them aware of the situation and to alert them that their students may be delayed in getting home. That said, I did want to follow up today with those parents but also provide information to our greater school community as I know that others may have heard of this incident and be concerned. As this is an active police case there is little additional information that I can share, however, I did want to reassure you that this involved an airsoft/bb gun and that the person is in custody. I also would like to thank our bus driver and our students for their response and the information they provided to police as it helped them to identify and find this person quickly.
As always, I thank you for your support of our students, our school, and our Shiloh community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tereka Williams
Principal
Every single time you ever get an email like this, send a response and post it in this thread. And forward it to our Georgia General Assembly members.
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Dr. Williams,
Had the perpetrator possessed an actual weapon several children could have been killed on the bus, along with the driver.
Do you see how easy it is for a criminal to get access to children in "gun-free" zones?
State law in Georgia allows teachers, and any other adult with written permission from school officials to be armed with a firearm for just such scenarios.
I demand that you give bus drivers and teachers that option, in order for them to not be sitting ducks waiting to be slaughtered.
That bus was full of sitting ducks, and the ONLY reason they didn't get hurt was because the perpetrator chose not to be armed with and use a genuine weapon.
Police can't be everywhere at once, so the real first responders need to be the potential victims. They have to have the ability to save their lives and those around them.
In this world with far too many common criminals and terrorists bent on doing evil, it is foolish to think that keeping citizens unarmed will somehow keep them safer. If sheep had fangs and claws, do you think as many of them would be taken by wolves? It's common sense.
It's beyond me how some supposedly "educated" people cannot see the truth of that.
All the notification emails, plans, meetings, paperwork, etc., will not keep students safe. When a gun is brought to bear against them, a gun must be immediately at the ready to defend them.
Best regards,
Phillip Evans
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On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:58 AM Dr. Tereka Williams<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Shiloh Middle School Parents and Guardians,
I want to notify you of a situation that occurred yesterday afternoon involving one of our school bus routes. While the bus was stopped during the route a young man who was not a Shiloh Middle student boarded the bus. It was reported that the person showed a weapon upon boarding the bus. This person got off the bus without further incident and did not harm anyone. Our bus driver notified police and they responded immediately. The police spoke with our driver and students and were able to identify the individual. It appears that the person did not have a handgun but did have an airsoft/bb gun in his possession and he has been charged criminally for his actions.
Yesterday afternoon our administrative team called the parents of students who ride that bus in order to make them aware of the situation and to alert them that their students may be delayed in getting home. That said, I did want to follow up today with those parents but also provide information to our greater school community as I know that others may have heard of this incident and be concerned. As this is an active police case there is little additional information that I can share, however, I did want to reassure you that this involved an airsoft/bb gun and that the person is in custody. I also would like to thank our bus driver and our students for their response and the information they provided to police as it helped them to identify and find this person quickly.
As always, I thank you for your support of our students, our school, and our Shiloh community.
Sincerely,
Dr. Tereka Williams
Principal