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Subject: Defenses to Prevent School Shootings
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My local news was pitching the idea or turning classrooms into panic rooms. Steel plates in the walls and doors, bullet resistant glass.

I'm thinking where the -blam!- is this money going to come from? And why isn't it being used to help our students learn better so that those Singaporean kids stop snickering at us behind our backs.

I was also thinking: Why the -blam!- do we need to turn our schools into panic rooms?

  • 12.16.2012 7:34 PM PDT
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  • 12.16.2012 7:34 PM PDT

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I wonder about people who say the teachers should be armed.

Let's not forget that a certain group of people think that teachers are already paid too much, and class sizes are too small, and school days are too short.

Do you really think being underpaid, with a class overcrowded with uncontrollable children, for hours on end, is the right person to give a gun to?

  • 12.16.2012 7:36 PM PDT

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Oh yeah, since somebody does not believe what YOU believe; that makes us vapid...
I cannot grasp that what you call "Something happened to nothing, and that nothing became something, and it was smaller than than a period."

Posted by: the omega man117
How about gas canisters that activate at the push of a button and incapacitate everyone in the building long enough for SWAT to show up?
That could possibly work, but where would they be located, and how easy it is to take one and arm it are some important questions to answer.

  • 12.16.2012 7:37 PM PDT

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  • 12.16.2012 7:38 PM PDT

Fellow Floodian:
Posted by: Oh This Dude
I had a very similar thing, only I threw a 14 story building out of a pool and hit a kid on a paper aeroplane.


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Security guards would be enough for schools. Most schools are open with a tiny fence in between the outside world that someone can easily climb over. Security guards are needed so we don't have to repeat the atrocity two days ago.

  • 12.16.2012 7:39 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wikked Navajoe
Posted by: the omega man117
How about gas canisters that activate at the push of a button and incapacitate everyone in the building long enough for SWAT to show up?
That could possibly work, but where would they be located, and how easy it is to take one and arm it are some important questions to answer.
It could work like the fire sprinklers, accept it would release a knock-out gas. That would stop he gunman from shooting, and allow police to reach him and arrest him before he wakes up.

People also forget how fast the police arrive on scene.

[Edited on 12.16.2012 7:40 PM PST]

  • 12.16.2012 7:39 PM PDT

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Posted by: shadowknight566
Security guards would be enough for schools. Most schools are open with a tiny fence in between the outside world that someone can easily climb over. Security guards are needed so we don't have to repeat the atrocity two days ago.
Where do you propose we find the funding for security guards?

  • 12.16.2012 7:40 PM PDT

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Logic: Really? Then please explain how there's violence in third world countries. I guess they're all poor due to the large amount of video games they buy.


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The main problem is, that none of you seem to be seeing, is the weapons that are used in these incidents.

GUNS

America, You all have one, and do not want to part from them, as you believe is it your consitution right.

It was written over 200 years ago. Laws have changed, The World has changed, Yet you still hold on to this "The right to bear arms".

If guns were outlawed, and you could only have a gun for hunting purposes and a strict license was required for this.

Then the chances of someone who decided he had enough with the world and wants to go nuts, would have a much harder time to do this with a gun. And less people would be killed. Think on how many lives would be saved each year if only hunters were allowed to have guns.

Yes, other weapons could be used. He could even just start running people over in a vehicle.

But most cases a gun is used.

You need to let go of the past and update this law, The right to bear arms is so old, and it is causing you more deaths per year than the Teliban ever has.

Your GUN Laws seriously need to be changed.


You are daft if you think that is even possible.

It would be like outlawing alcohol.... again...


We did it in Australia, after the Port Athur Masicre where Martin Bryant shot and killed 33 or 34 people.

Everyone had to hand in their guns, unless you had a valid reason and a gun license.

Yes, many people were angry, but overall it has been great.

If were a Hunter, you would already have a license and would most likly keep your guns. Some guns became prohibeited and had to be retunred hunter or not.

As long as you don't have a crimanal record you can apply for a gun license and buy a gun. There ave very very strict restrcitons on how guns have to be stored at your house.

This has worked. We still have shootings in Australia, but the numbers have dropped. These are from black markets guns that people got illeagly.

Yes a massicre is still possible but the chances are greatly reduced.

You just need better laws than you currently have. Even you didn't go as far as we did. You can still improve your current gun laws.


Do you even understand how large America is?

America's population: 312.8 million
Australia's population: 23 million

Size of America: 3,794,101 square miles
Size of Australia: 2,941,299 square miles

As you can tell, America is on a larger scale than Australia. It would be difficult to get everybody to turn in their guns, especially since we have multiple biomes (forest, swamp, desert, mountain, etc,) that people can hide out in or hide their weapons. Plus we have die-hard Conservatives that will go ape -blam!- over. That alone would be a factor in causing a large civil dispute.

  • 12.16.2012 7:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: MadMax888
I wonder about people who say the teachers should be armed.

Let's not forget that a certain group of people think that teachers are already paid too much, and class sizes are too small, and school days are too short.

Do you really think being underpaid, with a class overcrowded with uncontrollable children, for hours on end, is the right person to give a gun to?

Of course!

*Teacher shoots class full of rowdy students.*

Still think it's a good idea!

Posted by: MadMax888
Posted by: shadowknight566
Security guards would be enough for schools. Most schools are open with a tiny fence in between the outside world that someone can easily climb over. Security guards are needed so we don't have to repeat the atrocity two days ago.
Where do you propose we find the funding for security guards?

Hopes, dreams and wishes.

[Edited on 12.16.2012 7:46 PM PST]

  • 12.16.2012 7:43 PM PDT

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Posted by: Oh This Dude
I had a very similar thing, only I threw a 14 story building out of a pool and hit a kid on a paper aeroplane.


The Flood is just this awesome :D


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Posted by: shadowknight566
Security guards would be enough for schools. Most schools are open with a tiny fence in between the outside world that someone can easily climb over. Security guards are needed so we don't have to repeat the atrocity two days ago.
Where do you propose we find the funding for security guards?


Cutting about 0.1% of the budget for the military, but I'm not sure the US is too fond of that.

  • 12.16.2012 7:48 PM PDT

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Posted by: MadMax888

Posted by: shadowknight566
Security guards would be enough for schools. Most schools are open with a tiny fence in between the outside world that someone can easily climb over. Security guards are needed so we don't have to repeat the atrocity two days ago.
Where do you propose we find the funding for security guards?


Cutting about 0.1% of the budget for the military, but I'm not sure the US is too fond of that.

In the US, cutting the military budget means you hate America.

  • 12.16.2012 7:50 PM PDT
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We should use that as part of the budget for the DoD. It's sad how we have to barricade, and use weapons because we live in fear of our fellow students.

  • 12.16.2012 7:54 PM PDT
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Posted by: MadMax888

Posted by: shadowknight566
Security guards would be enough for schools. Most schools are open with a tiny fence in between the outside world that someone can easily climb over. Security guards are needed so we don't have to repeat the atrocity two days ago.
Where do you propose we find the funding for security guards?


Cutting about 0.1% of the budget for the military, but I'm not sure the US is too fond of that.
Here's the thing about military spending.

We have to spend enough money to ensure our safety (believe it or not, there are millions of people who would love to hurt us, and some with the resources to do so). Not only that, but we have to make sure that all of our allies are safe as well. All that money is put to good use, and we really can't cut back on that.

With the current war in Afghanistan, we have to add more money to the baseline previously mentioned. We have to produce more bombs and ammunition, and pay more soldiers/contractors to fight the war.

Since we're leaving Afghanistan fairly soon, we'll see a major decrease in military spending. That money will likely be put into counter-terrorism at home and abroad, countering the drug and weapons movements from Mexico and other countries, and other causes. It is very likely that we will be able to afford paying security guards.

  • 12.16.2012 7:55 PM PDT

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