It leads to an epilogue where he and Arlo discover that the only illusion of safety is with others of your own kind; and that the only comfort in life is the promise that you'll die among loved ones instead of alone in the wilderness.
The best efforts of a trained armed guard present at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School did not prevent the terrible tragedy that unfolded last week, which shows that a proposal like this will only provide an illusionofsafety.