Reply To: Common Sense Gun Policies

Health – a lot of schools do have metal detectors, but then you have to remember to do things like keep all the other doors locked. And keep a guard on the door, since with an AR-15 you can simply blow the lock off the door. Those things shoot through walls. I worked in an office where they had one for security, and the idiot who used it used to keep leaning it carelessly up against the wall, despite being warned that if it slipped it could kill someone next door.

Metal detectors are good, especially in urban situations where people can bring handguns to school in their backpacks. But no metal detector is going to be proof against an AR-15. You need a coordinated plan to keep a school safe.