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In reply to the discussion: Defiant NRA leader rejects gun controls, asks to put police in schools [View all]benld74
(9,881 posts)48. Mike and Mike this morning,,,
stated that SOME of the schools in CT. that DID NOT cancel their Christmas Concerts, HIRED armed guards to prevent entry while the performance was going on. The parents THAN had to inform their kids WHY there were men with GUNS outside.
Quote from the show, "While my kids sang Jingle Bells, men with guns were guarding the entrances. What HAS this country become?"
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What a despicable piece of dog-crap that guy is.....and he's a gutless coward, too!
George II
Dec 2012
#1
Surprising number of DUers have been doing the same spin - blaming ANYTHING else but easy gun access
riderinthestorm
Dec 2012
#7
It's official, the NRA is an evil organization. Their argument means everyone, EVERYONE should...
johnnyrocket
Dec 2012
#3
A "press conference" involves the press, he could have and should have held that "conference"....
George II
Dec 2012
#22
NRA are corporate hacks who only care about selling their wares, no matter the destruction
wordpix
Dec 2012
#38
It's actually a GOOD THING that the guy is such as asshole. Even though one might want to strangle
MADem
Dec 2012
#5
I had that same thought - that "speech" did MORE for gun control than if he'd just kept quiet
George II
Dec 2012
#23
No jobs because they want retired people to volunteer, if you can believe it.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#81
Some idiots might propose it, but I don't think the "sense of the House" is to take that path.
MADem
Dec 2012
#59
I dont disagree about having School Resource Officer (SRO) like my kids school HAD until budget cuts
Pachamama
Dec 2012
#6
No one could have asked him that, they didn't permit questions at that "press conference"!
George II
Dec 2012
#24
"The truth is that our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters"
Kablooie
Dec 2012
#19
...and will their industry sponsors pay for the Bulletproof backpacks and child body armor? -n/t
BrightKnight
Dec 2012
#44
there was a trained armed deputy at Columbine? Wow. Thanks and WELCOME TO DU!
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#57
Saw this comment: "It's like Firefighters stockpiling fire for their next fire."
johnnyrocket
Dec 2012
#42
Exactly one cop in a big building , one gun in a locked school office cabinet....
Historic NY
Dec 2012
#47
Great idea. Let's register all the guns and tax them in order to pay for it...
on point
Dec 2012
#50
NRA jumps the shark. Any elected official with a high NRA qualifications should repudiate the NRA
Agnosticsherbet
Dec 2012
#54
Thats not the answer but for a moment lets say they do it, is the NRA prepared to pay the bill
cstanleytech
Dec 2012
#73
Oh, they wouldn't care about their HQ....they'd play the Martyr Card and say "See? See? We need
MADem
Dec 2012
#80