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bklyncowgirl

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2. I was in grammar school in the 1960s we had air raid drills.

Reply to obxhead (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 10:55 PM

Dec 2012

The idea that the rights of someone to blast away at a target somewhere or be armed to the teeth out of fear of some unspecified threat or paranoia over government overreach outweighs the rest of society, including small children's right to live without fear is obscene in my opinion.

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I remember doing fire drills as a elementary student.... [View all] obxhead Dec 2012 OP

Ours included evacuations nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #1

I was in grammar school in the 1960s we had air raid drills. bklyncowgirl Dec 2012 #2

So was I. We were taught to hide under our desks. RebelOne Dec 2012 #4

I had this thought in my mind as I wrote the post. obxhead Dec 2012 #5

Fire Drills, Bomb treats, Air raid drills, tornadoes ashling Dec 2012 #6

Nut job with a gun obxhead Dec 2012 #7

Of the things that I DID list, ashling Dec 2012 #9

I had to participate in a school drill for Ilsa Dec 2012 #3

today was too late to tal about guns, gun laws, violence, mental disorders RomneyLies Dec 2012 #8