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friendly_iconoclast

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18. "If children die, the blame can always be shifted to careless people."
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 02:06 PM
Apr 2016

Which would be just as reprehensible as blaming those who had nothing to do with it...

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Increasing the number of guns in schools by allowing teachers to carry guns? guillaumeb Apr 2016 #1
re: "Next will be the idea of arming all of the students." discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #2
"What could possibly go wrong?" Really? Is this the way you want people to live their lives? jonno99 Apr 2016 #3
Do you, and the "gun rights" supporters really feel that more guns in more places guillaumeb Apr 2016 #12
More guns in the right places is one answer. beevul Apr 2016 #14
I'm not especially in favor of arming teachers discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2016 #16
there is no evidence that Australia actually worked gejohnston Apr 2016 #17
"What could possibly go wrong?" DonP Apr 2016 #4
probably nothing will go wrong. gejohnston Apr 2016 #6
Not since the coup in 1970. nt flamin lib Apr 2016 #28
If you can't trust teachers around students why allow them to be around students? Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #23
This might not be the smart move. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #5
"What ensures..." What ensures ANYTHING? You want guarantees? there are none. jonno99 Apr 2016 #7
Not un-prepared, they have signs saying it's a gun free zone. DonP Apr 2016 #8
"gun free zones" Sigh - please! don't get me started...nt jonno99 Apr 2016 #9
That's the only solution the gun control side has offered, well ... DonP Apr 2016 #10
Sure - changing human behavior is hard. Going after guns - the supposed "low hanging fruit" jonno99 Apr 2016 #11
Look at the number of gun accidents reported on DU about guillaumeb Apr 2016 #13
"If children die, the blame can always be shifted to careless people." friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #18
"the blame can always be shifted to careless people." Nuclear Unicorn Apr 2016 #24
What if armed staff have to meet the same firearms training and qualification as SRO's? benEzra Apr 2016 #25
Trained, with periodic qualification and retraining, sure. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #26
I think many people who would be interested in becoming qualified to carry as school staff benEzra Apr 2016 #27
MORE GUNZ!!!!!! SecularMotion Apr 2016 #15
MORE KEYBOARD KOMMANDOS WITH CARTOONZ!!!!!! friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #19
More cartoons as philosophy DonP Apr 2016 #20
Gun control fans often fall prey to two psychological effects simultaneously: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #21
Agreed DonP Apr 2016 #22
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