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In reply to the discussion: NRA schools report suggests training staff in weapons [View all]Apophis
(1,407 posts)79. The NRA needs to die.
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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