What exactly is stupid? LAPD has had long guns in their cars FOR YEARS NOW! LAPD, has a job that might put them up against criminals with far greater weapons than an AR15. Unregistered automatic weapons with extended magazines, and possibly a half dozen "home boys" with matching bandanas and various long guns and pistols. Police, and civilians, have a right to protect them selves from these criminals, and frankly, insinuating that rifles in school police offices is stupid, is just ignorant. Pick one. Ok. Then sit back down. Either you have police who are armed and capable of addressing an active shooter scenario, or they are hamstrung by your lack of firearm education and media-misinformation.

Asking "What if a child gets a hold of them" is ridiculous. First off, the guns are locked in squad cars, or inside a gun safe inside the school police office. You would have to A) time entry into their vehicle or office, B) walk into an empty office or unattended squad car, C) have a way of opening the lock or forcing it open. After all that is said and done, the juvenile would A) Need to know how to operate said long gun (yes I know it's not hard, but apparently mass shooters, or children in this case, have trouble with reloading, immediate and remedial actions). B) Approach the target rich environment (Lunch hall, yard, quad) C) Select targets and begin opening fire. Police are trained in these scenarios known as "Active Shooter Scenarios." Each one of these steps would require vast amounts of time, energy, and probability. It would be more likely to say a child or external threat would bring a gun to school and open fire than to even suggest that a child in a school would some how get hold of these weapons. This is like saying "What if cops have guns, and someone steals it out of their holster?" This again is not impossible, but it is a risk that not only we as citizens should be accepting of, but one that police are confident they can prevent. I wont go into retention on holster, but lets just say they are NO WHERE NEAR as secure as these rifles. Thats not to say that it's entirely impossible because, anything is possible, but if a student where to even consider doing such a thing, the greatest part about this plan is that the student would be met with EQUAL OR GREATER RESISTANCE. Preventing a mass shooting or unnecessary harm to fellow students. The idea here, which you seem to think is stupid, is actually quite sound. Your argument against this is clearly based on lack of experience and basic firearm knowledge. I suggest you take a trip to a shooting range and possibly a long gun safety course. So you can familiarize yourself with the topic at hand. Guns are not scary, out of control people with guns are. I would rather my child have a line of defense that is on even or higher ground than would be school shooters. Seeing how they are defenseless in these so called "gun free zones" - Their only defense is a well armed police officer or security guard. I make no assumptions regarding their training, and would hope that all officers are trained in the proper, safe, and sane use of firearms.

Cant be the stupidest thing you heard in years because Obama spoke the other day.

Agreed. I noticed that as well. Increasing the storage device integrity would be a better idea. Asid from that, the amount of things that would have to go wrong, simultaneously, is beyond some 14yr olds comprehension. Smoking pot behind the handball courts was hard enough, I can't imagine how INSANE and determined a child would have to be to even remotely consider A) approaching an officers vehicle, B) stealing something out of it C) using it to harm other children. The probability of being caught, or meeting armed resistance (stopped by police) is so high it would be suicide by cop.

Great post