CNN just played audiotape that make it clear the police knew that kids

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51. From the photos I saw the cops looked pretty well equipped:

Kevlar vests, helmets, assault weapons, communications gear... a huge hunk of the town's budget goes to the police force. I suspect, in fact, that more taxpayer money goes into equipping those cops than goes to their local schools.

If you mean mentally equipped--maybe. Though I also suspect they had some exercises or training on how to deal with active shooters.

But I totally agree with your last two sentences.

Outlaw the ARs. And repeal the legislation that exempts gun manufacturers from civil liability.