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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPut an armed guard in every school? Let's see what the costs are for the weapons alone
OK the number of public schools in America is 98,817, from here:
http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/number-us-public-schools.html
And the cost of a good, high capacity weapon - let's use the Bushmaster (hey, let's make it a fair fight) - $949
http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/component/virtuemart/shipping-rifles/bushmaster-ar15-rifle-m4-a3-patrol-rifle-detail.html?Itemid=0
And I'm excluding taxes, salaries, ammunition and administrative costs.
And keep in mind that this is a bare-bones back-of-the-envelope calculation here....
The grand total is.... $93,777,333 All for gun manufacturers alone.
Lapierre may be an idiot, but he can do the arithmetic.
arthritisR_US
(7,269 posts)to be funded solely by the NRA and gun manufacturers, see how fast they drop that idea!
Squinch
(50,774 posts)calculated at around 5 billion dollars.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)For whom LaPierre tirelessly works
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,272 posts)That should cover it.
DollarBillHines
(1,922 posts)I see sidearms, Defenders (police shotguns) and stun grenades.
And then there are vests, extra clips, helmets, uniforms, combat boots, etc.
MNBrewer
(8,462 posts)Let the gun nuts pay for the solution they came up with.
Canuckistanian
(42,290 posts)I like your altitude.