Conor McGregor believes the shooter in Tennessee may’ve been stopped earlier than anybody was damage IF the constructing was higher protected … and that is why the UFC celebrity believes armed guards are vital in American colleges.
“I wish to see armed safety at every college,” 34-year-old McGregor wrote on social media.
Of course, six individuals — three kids (9-year-olds) and three adults — had been shot and killed on Monday at The Covenant School when a 28-year-old entered the constructing and went on a murderous rampage earlier than police heroically stopped the shooter, who died on the scene.
McGregor, a dad of three who spends quite a lot of time within the States and is at the moment in Orlando, says “I’ve had my kids in school right here whereas stateside and have had my very own armed guard current on the college. This was previous to the latest college capturing additionally.”
Conor continued … “If she shot her approach in to that college from the surface, my guard, who’s tucked away, armed and unseen, would have seen her and brought her down. Saving these kids’s lives.”
Many colleges have Resource Officers — sometimes retired cops — stationed at colleges, however not at all times. There have additionally been deadly shootings at colleges the place armed safety was current.
The Covenant capturing is solely the most recent in a protracted line of horrific assaults … and has sparked debate amongst Americans — how will we shield our children?
There are quite a lot of completely different proposed options … from banning weapons to arming academics. Conor believes the reply is armed guards.
“May God and his finest individuals on this earth shield our kids! ❤ 🙏”