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Gun-group founder defends school shooting simulation in Connecticut | Reduction

Gun-group founder defends school shooting simulation in Connecticut

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A Connecticut pro-gun organization held a simulated school shooting just 30 miles north of Newtown, where a gunman killed 20 first-graders and six adults earlier this month. Kings33, a Southington, Conn. -based company that provides firearms training to citizens, companies and government, held the simulation at its headquarters. Lead instructor and Kings33 founder Chris Fields said the idea was to show how having armed teachers or security staff might help minimize casualties in an event like the Dec. 14 attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School. “There is a bigger picture at work here and we’re going to continue to have more scenarios and train more people,” Fields told FoxNews.com. “These are going to continue happening on a continual basis. ” Fields said his company, which was launched 18 months ago, aims to prepare citizens for “what to do” during a mass shooting before the first responders arrive.

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Chris Fields

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0Fields said his company, which was launched 18 months ago, aims to prepare citizens for “what to do” ...
-0.349981“Nobody’s saying anything bad,” Fields, 34, said ...
-0.23729“Nobody’s saying anything bad,” Fields, 34, said when asked if he’s received complaints in connection to the exercise. “They are ready for more.”
-0.0823589“The criticism is valid, I don’t discredit anyone for saying what they said,” Fields said. ...
0.093434“There is a bigger picture at work here and we’re going to continue to have more scenarios and train more people,” Fields told ...
0.093434“There is a bigger picture at work here and we’re going to continue to have more scenarios and train more people,” Fields told FoxNews.com. “These are going to continue happening on a continual basis.”
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Ladd Everitt

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-0.338258“That’s unfortunate,” said Ladd Everitt, ...
-0.0626006“That’s unfortunate,” said Ladd Everitt, spokesman for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. “The people who are advocating the arming of teachers are the people who are responsible, at least in part, for weakening our gun laws to the point where homicidal maniacs can easily stockpile firearms – often legally.”
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City: Newtown

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Facility: Sandy Hook Elementary School

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StateOrCounty: Connecticut

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