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In reply to the discussion: NRA schools report suggests training staff in weapons [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)16. Rampagers plan their killing sprees well in advance.
They will get guns, no matter what laws you pass. You live in a fantasy world if you think that a person who is planning to kill dozens will be detered because he will have to break a lesser law in order to break our most sacred law. In the real world you are faced with two alternatives, 1) An armed, trained person to rapidly confront the rampager, 2) Let the rampager kill until minutes later the cops arrive with guns. Those are your real world choices.
What does school break-ins have to do with anything? The armed staffer would carry concealed.
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If you have a gun, the shooter comes in the building, knowing you have that gun...
liberal N proud
Apr 2013
#6
The surest, quickest thing schools could do would be to get rid of all the damn glass.
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#45
If/when, these are actually the easy areas. Recess, outdoor play, not so much.
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#57
Congratulations on being security guards and enjoying handling firearms. As to your questions...
madinmaryland
Apr 2013
#62
Well for one thing do you even know where schools are getting custodians these days?
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#46
Other than school admin. the only staffers are teachers nowadays. So say Teachers.
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#58
Well you mentioned office staff in an earlier response. Most of them are women in their 50's
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#63
The first few shots in any school would likely be at the office staff, who would probably just die.
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#66
Armed guards were at columbine, and at va tech... Neither stopped the slaughter.
peacebird
Apr 2013
#52
I call BS on NRA research regarding former police officers volunteering...
Mike Daniels
Apr 2013
#10
Sure. And while we're at it, let's limit the # of bullets the killer can spew on everyone.
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#29
So in actuality, your solution is just to do nothing. Just let the kids take care of themselves
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#33
But how do you know that of all the schools in this country, these laws are ignored
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#38
So called law abiding citizens with guns violate the laws too with and without
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#48
No problem. I can tell you what I am for certain-anti bad gun owners. And there are a lot of them.
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#78
They sure didn't pay any attention to the "gun free zone" signs, did they?
GreenStormCloud
Apr 2013
#72
Thank you. But for the record I'm not an anti-gunner. I am opposed to AR-15's or their
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#77
IN case you've missed it, the public won't even pay enuf' for books in schools today
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#28
Teachers throughout the country are taking pay cuts, positions have been cut,
MichiganVote
Apr 2013
#86