A Georgia man said two armed men wearing skull-faced masks tried to break into his house. He quickly ran to his bedroom and grabbed his shotgun. Once the home invaders saw his shotgun, they quickly retreated to their getaway car and drove off.

Given the obvious difficulty many have in evaluating risk, and much of the news media’s alarmist bent, it is incumbent upon those who have been exposed to the facts to share their knowledge with others. Hax’s call to reason should help some to better understand the realities of school shootings, and in a small way help inject some much needed sanity into the school safety debate.