The_Shootist
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Numbers?
I understand the scenario where the terrorists would LIKE to quickly move in 30 or so bodies well equipped into a school - but how realistic is it?
The cells that have been uncovered have all had - what? 6 members? 12 members? Now all of a sudden they rush 30 well armed gunman into a school?
I just have a hard time believing they can mass that amount of men/material ata specific point without someone - even a wary pedestrian or motorist along their route of assembly - spotting "something". It just takes that little chink in the armour to let an arrowhead through and blow the whole thing.
Whats is more likely is a group - say 4-6 scumbags - assembling and pulling a W Va Tech situation. I would suggest 1-2 reasonably armed/motivated CHL holders on/ariving at the scene quickly could screw things up for them pretty quickly.
The whole idea is to buy time - not exercise any John Wayne nonsense. Every second the terrorists are looking over their sholder / exchanging shots with a civilian is one in which they aren't shooting at kids and the security response teams come closer. Heck, a couple of minutes could bring a patrol car or two and then its probably pretty much over. The odds would just keep getting worse for the vermin in question.
If you want to be REAL macabre - what about all that handwringing that goes on about how our schools are awash in drugs/weapons. Can you totally discount the fact that a "morally challenged" student or two fishes a .380 out of his locker (or his person) once it all started going down?
Wouldn't that be ironic - fresh martyrs courtesy of some homeboy bustin' a cap in their hide
I understand the scenario where the terrorists would LIKE to quickly move in 30 or so bodies well equipped into a school - but how realistic is it?
The cells that have been uncovered have all had - what? 6 members? 12 members? Now all of a sudden they rush 30 well armed gunman into a school?
I just have a hard time believing they can mass that amount of men/material ata specific point without someone - even a wary pedestrian or motorist along their route of assembly - spotting "something". It just takes that little chink in the armour to let an arrowhead through and blow the whole thing.
Whats is more likely is a group - say 4-6 scumbags - assembling and pulling a W Va Tech situation. I would suggest 1-2 reasonably armed/motivated CHL holders on/ariving at the scene quickly could screw things up for them pretty quickly.
The whole idea is to buy time - not exercise any John Wayne nonsense. Every second the terrorists are looking over their sholder / exchanging shots with a civilian is one in which they aren't shooting at kids and the security response teams come closer. Heck, a couple of minutes could bring a patrol car or two and then its probably pretty much over. The odds would just keep getting worse for the vermin in question.
If you want to be REAL macabre - what about all that handwringing that goes on about how our schools are awash in drugs/weapons. Can you totally discount the fact that a "morally challenged" student or two fishes a .380 out of his locker (or his person) once it all started going down?
Wouldn't that be ironic - fresh martyrs courtesy of some homeboy bustin' a cap in their hide