Bullets flying

The saying in the military is that you fight as you trained. If you don’t train, then you won’t be ready if/when it happens. I thought the New Mexican’s Our View (“Run, hide, fight: A sad sign of the times,” Aug. 21) offered a good balance of recognizing the unfortunate and growing need to train and prepare for these tragedies along with consideration for parents to opt in or out. Sadly, in the wake of so many shootings, I’ve had to send all of my relatives and friends training videos, and I’ve encouraged them to participate in live shooter drills as I have and did as a retired soldier and diplomat. There’s no time when bullets are flying.

Brian L. Goldbeck Santa Fe