Behind the Wheel
1st-Person: Even as an Observer, Shooting Drill's a Frightening Ordeal
When I attended the event at Joliet Junior College Wednesday, I found myself caught up in the action.
When I first arrived at Joliet Junior College Wednesday afternoon, I interviewed Joliet Junior College Police Chief Pete Comanda about the details of the drill that was about to begin. As they have since 2008, Joliet Junior College sponsored an active shooter drill Wednesday and civilians participated in the drill. As Comanda explained to me what was going to go on, I began to feel a little apprehensive. Sure, I knew this was all pretend. But I also knew that my adrenaline was about to go berserk because the chemical reaction in my body doesn't know the scenario is just for training and education. After interviewing Comanda, all of the participants gathered in a large room to view a film about active shooters. By now, all my porcupine-like…
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SonofJohn
8:17 am on Monday, April 8, 2013
I agree 100% , allow trained permit holders to carry bat the school, but the democrats in Springfield are denying this through wrong headed amendments to a reasonable concealed carry bill. It seems the democrats do not want concealed carry in this state and they are doing anything necessary to stall and disallow it. more ›