Nothing can take away the pain of the Parkland shooting last week. Whether you are for gun control or mental health monitoring doesn’t change the fact that bad people will do bad things.

The school did do some active shooter training a few weeks ago that taught students and staff what to do and where to go in such an instance. As armed shooters continue their deadly rampages, a new generation of American students has learned to lock and barricade their classroom doors the same way they learn to drop and roll in case of a fire.

One article on Vox.com states, “The training session is a stark reminder of how American schools have changed since the 1999 Columbine school shooting. School administrators and state lawmakers have realized that a mass shooting can happen in any community, in any school, at any time, and that they need to be prepared if it happens.”

A few years ago, the MCSO Sheriff's Office was doing some similar training in the Four Peaks School. As Bob Burns of The Times reported, “The Maricopa Sheriff’s Office was conducting a day-long training session for its armed posse members in defending against school-house shooters.” Believe it or not, this well-needed training event was crashed by several protesters.

As the Times article continued, “Protesters were organized by Respect Arizona, a committee currently working on an effort to recall Arpaio. Among the protestors was Fountain Hills Councilwoman Ginny Dickey. She told The Times she supported the group and had signed a petition…This does not help us feel safe.”

How can anyone say we do not need training for this type of crime? Ginny Dickey wants to be mayor and sees no problem in protesting law enforcement. I see a problem here. Don't you?