I don't get all the resistance to putting a cop in schools

[AngryOldDem]

203. Here's my idea.

You tax the living shit out the guns and ammo (others have said the same in various threads) with the revenue going thusly:

1) Community mental health programs.
2) Beefed up security at schools. It should not be a responsibility of the schools to provide a remedy to a societal problem.
3) Victim's assistance funds.
4) Costs of investigation and clean up of the crime scenes that inevitably ensue from the use of said guns and ammo.

I think a police presence, say, at the front door, could be a deterrent to some. It's not the ultimate answer, but I think it should be looked into if we as a country are not willing to have a mature discussion about gun violence in this society.

Any other solutions I can think of are just too ridiculous and sad to be considered in the light of easier, more common-sense solutions such as tighter gun restrictions, banning of war weapons to the general public, etc., etc.