We should try to enact change that prevents the next attack. No one is banning guns, that is not possible. Minnesota has strident Red Flag laws, and a transgender person would normally see a multitude of doctors and healthcare professionals, for years. All are mandatory reporters. If a patient is a threat to themselves or others, healthcare professionals are required by law to contact police. Red Flag laws are worthless if no one is willing to make the call. We need to review why no one alerted authorities in this instance and others. There should be a database that aids healthcare workers, who should err on the side of public safety.
Moreover, HIPPA laws should end at death, for murderers. At the very least, police and healthcare professional should be looking at the medications shooters utilized, looking for a commonality, that might help prevent the next incident. Parents should know what medications might aggravate a troubled young person.
Finally, we have a near $7 trillion dollar federal budget. We spend money on everything from 3rd world adult cosmetic circumcisions to rural high speed internet that does connect a single home to the internet. The US has hundreds of thousands of retired law enforcement and military members. Retirees should have their own healthcare coverage. Let the federal government pay for two guards for the 180 days schools are in session, for every school public or private. Large schools will require more guards, but they will presumably have larger budgets, for more guards at their expense. Without benefits, the cost should be minimal, and more than worth the expense.
We should try to enact change that prevents the next attack. No one is banning guns, that is not possible. Minnesota has strident Red Flag laws, and a transgender person would normally see a multitude of doctors and healthcare professionals, for years. All are mandatory reporters. If a patient is a threat to themselves or others, healthcare professionals are required by law to contact police. Red Flag laws are worthless if no one is willing to make the call. We need to review why no one alerted authorities in this instance and others. There should be a database that aids healthcare workers, who should err on the side of public safety.
Moreover, HIPPA laws should end at death, for murderers. At the very least, police and healthcare professional should be looking at the medications shooters utilized, looking for a commonality, that might help prevent the next incident. Parents should know what medications might aggravate a troubled young person.
Finally, we have a near $7 trillion dollar federal budget. We spend money on everything from 3rd world adult cosmetic circumcisions to rural high speed internet that does connect a single home to the internet. The US has hundreds of thousands of retired law enforcement and military members. Retirees should have their own healthcare coverage. Let the federal government pay for two guards for the 180 days schools are in session, for every school public or private. Large schools will require more guards, but they will presumably have larger budgets, for more guards at their expense. Without benefits, the cost should be minimal, and more than worth the expense.