Since the columbine shooting the standard has been to go in and engage and neutralize the shooter without waiting for backups. After the report that was done af

Since the columbine shooting the standard has been to go in and engage and neutralize the shooter without waiting for backups. After the report that was done after columbine found that waiting backups led to many more deaths that could had been prevented had the shooters been immediately killed. The theory sounds good in the planning stage but dealing with someone with an automatic weapon is likely to be a death sentence to whom ever engages the shooter. Yes, you're right. The problem is bigger than just having access to weapons. But being able to easily buy weapons of war in an urban environment makes the situation worse. That reason alone is why a limit on who can buy those weapons must be put in place. It can't be all weapons but there needs to be a limit on mass murder weapons. It will not necessarily stop the shootings but it will help police and such bring the situation to a stop and limit the deaths.