Puck you, NRA
Oakland University using hockey pucks to protect against active shooters
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2018/11/27/oakland-university-hockey-pucks/2129677002/
To prepare for an active shooter, faculty and students at Oakland University are arming themselves — with hockey pucks.
The idea of using the quirky self-defense tool grew out of a training session Police Chief Mark Gordon led in March for faculty members on what they should do if a gunman enters their classroom.
A participant asked what people could bring to campus to be better prepared in case they need to fight back. The university has a no-weapons policy.
Gordon's advice? Be ready to throw something — anything — that could distract a shooter, even a hockey puck, as a last resort if fleeing or hiding aren't an option.
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Following up on the suggestion, Tom Discenna, a professor of communication and president of the faculty union, spearheaded an effort by the union to purchase 2,500, 94-cent hockey pucks — 800 for union members and another 1,700 for students. Distribution of the pucks on campus began earlier this month.
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