User blog comment:Agent M/Shout Box V.2/@comment-1915803-20121215014655

It bothers me how, in response to the Connecticut school shooting, I've heard some people say, "if I had my gun I'd have gone in there and shot the b****** before he could've done any more damage." This is both overconfident and brash. People are really clueless as to how difficult it is to actually do something of this nature; law enforcement officials require months and months of proper training to be able to do this kind of thing. For the many of us who haven't undergone this, we'd likely freeze up and shoot the wrong person or miss entirely (provided we didn't succumb to our instinct to panic and escape danger). Plus, one is not readily aware of a shooter's whereabouts, and when in a state of shock, one hasn't the mental stability nor the time to contemplate retaliatory strategy. Overstating the ease of performing such action is, to me, an indirect insult to our brave law enforcement officials and a sad reflection on the brazen ignorance of many in the general public.

I'm sorry, but you can't always be on top of the situation and kick ass. If you really think so, you're not really a patriot; you're a Texan.

I am deeply troubled by the casualties and I send my sympathies to the victims and their families. Very sad.