>> So it's still coming from a pretty dark place. I think it's worth remembering that the world can be a pretty dark place anyway, and being prepared for stuff

>> So it's still coming from a pretty dark place. I think it's worth remembering that the world can be a pretty dark place anyway, and being prepared for stuff can make it less dark. The training I did was basically a civilian adaptation of the TCCC course taught over a weekend, taught be ex-military PMC types, so I expected it to be a bit of a stretch to apply it to civilians. And yeah, it's pretty dark: we practiced dragging limp bodies out of a building while they played loud sounds of gun fire. We put chest seals on dead pigs. But a lot of the videos they played to demonstrate various conditions that you could treat with an IFAK - the basic military first aid kit - were totally civilian situations. We went over car accidents, camping mishaps, failed suicides. And as someone who overthinks and worries about potential problems - can I just say how good it feels to go on a road trip or go camping with my kids and know "hey - I have a trauma kit in the back of the car and I know how to use it". As dark as all those things are, I'm far better able to help people going through those things than I was before. It really sucks that school shootings are so common that they influence policy like this. But... I think school shootings shouldn't be the only reason. I think far more people should do things like go get the Red Cross First Aid / CPR / AED course and practice those skills every couple of years. And not just because of shootings.