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Gun Control Reform Activism

AndyS

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3. As schools are 'hardened' the glass in entry doors is replaced with Lexan or

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 15, 2023, 03:27 PM

Aug 2023

a similar plastic/polymer that is energy absorbing which makes it effectively bulletproof even against rifles. However one guard can never be everywhere so your point is well taken.

The other argument for guns in schools is that it is a deterrent. That is also fallacious as such a large portion of school shooters are suicidal and may be attracted to schools with an armed guard.

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Do guards in schools work to prevent shootings? [View all] AndyS Aug 2023 OP

From my personal experience, I don't see how. no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #1

As schools are 'hardened' the glass in entry doors is replaced with Lexan or AndyS Aug 2023 #3

I remember one specific incident... ret5hd Aug 2023 #2

That may have been Parkland. AndyS Aug 2023 #4

oops, double post. AndyS Aug 2023 #5