I am a law-abiding, life-long gun owner. I keep repeating that, so those who want to paint me in a far-left, afraid of guns corner have to realize that is a lie. I want to share a very real, dangerous to my fellow citizens, problem. It is easier to renew my concealed handgun license than…
Our schools and our children have increasingly become targets of those committed to evil. This is the new reality. Yet, many if not most of our schools are less protected than the check cashing kiosk at the local grocery store. It is time to embrace the admittedly reactionary solution of hardening the target. Meaning it…
It is beyond time to recognize that our current practice of allowing essentially unfettered access to firearms has placed U.S. Citizens at a far greater risk of being slaughtered by a random gunman than our peers in other First World democracies. That is the “good” news. The bad news is that due to either…
“The only defense against a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun” – Wayne LaPierre, NRA Executive Vice President 9 Dead, Innocent Victims (Civilians) 6/7/2015, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, South Carolina 4 Dead, Innocent Victims (Professional Soldiers) 7/16/2015, Military Facility, Tennessee 2 Dead, Innocent Victims (Civilians) 7/24/2015, Movie Theater,…
In response to the 10/31/2014 post, “How Many Children Must Die,” a LYS district leader shares the following: First, I should start by saying I too don’t like the fact that children die in our schools and streets. I also agree that a discussion is needed. However, I think setting emotion aside and embracing facts…
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed. – U.S. Constitution, Amendment 2. Rock Effective Range: As far as a man can accurately throw (approximately 90 feet). Rate of Attack: Based on how…
The following is a post that I wrote in 2012, hoping that I would only have to publish it once. This is now the fourth time I have shared it. Hopefully, this time will be the last. Over the upcoming days, weeks and months there will be considerable hand wringing, finger pointing and second guessing…
A number of you in the LYS Nation are now Twitter users. If you haven’t done so yet, we want you to join us. To let you see what you are missing, here are the Top 10 LYS Tweets from the week of September 22, 2013. 1. Getting our students to write critically every day…
Sadly, there has been a need to post a version of this a number of times on the blog. But as we were reminded again this week, we can never ignore campus security. In my education leadership career, I do have some unique experience and expertise in school security. Here are some things that I…
A LYS Superintendent shares the following: I had been contemplating writing about the “school to prison” pipeline. Although not unique, I have a collection of experiences that are not common in the field of education. I have served in the military, I was a law enforcement officer, and I am now a school superintendent. Given…
Over the upcoming days, weeks and months there will be considerable hand wringing, finger pointing and second guessing when it comes to analyzing the tragedy of last week. There is little positive to come from this. The school was attacked by an irrational actor with a mission and no exit strategy. A perfect storm of…
