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In reply to the discussion: ‘Armed Teacher Training Program’ Launches In 15 States [View all]Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)66. I hope they do not have to have weapons in school period. nt
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It's ok. There may be thirty or so children in the room, but they're small targets. nt
onehandle
Jan 2013
#3
actually, that comment isn't so far off. The ones you speak about are soldiers
roguevalley
Jan 2013
#32
Well, yeah, but we men do need to be careful how we handle women, most of us.
bemildred
Jan 2013
#67
Money talks. Anyone else see a connection between Big War and the gun nuts?
grahamhgreen
Jan 2013
#6
Armed guards, or in the case of our district, trained sworn officers, makes some sense.
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#8
How about a pre-school teacher who is unarmed but has been trained in how to disarm a gunman?
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#57
If teacher have to be cops/soldiers/Rambo in addition to all of their teaching duties...
NYC Liberal
Jan 2013
#25
Can the non-carry teachers demand a separate lounge? I would think their odds of dying
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#26
Beats being delusional. Within the past couple years I can remember people dying
jtuck004
Jan 2013
#69
The mind-set, tactics, and other aspects of self-defense training are more important than the weapon
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#54
Meh. Nothing wrong with the course, and no school boards will really approve anything
Recursion
Jan 2013
#51
You are assuming that these schools springing up are going to have legitimate programs for
yellowcanine
Jan 2013
#60
The thinkprogress article is as usual short on specifics, but examples I've seen in other sources...
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#61