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Oh, it was a rubber bullet, never mind.
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http://gawker.com/lawmaker-leading-call-for-arming-teachers-accidentally-1216609648
[font size=5]Lawmaker Leading Call for Arming Teachers Accidentally Shot a Teacher[/font]
Neetzan Zimmerman
.... State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson put forward a proposal in the wake of last December's mass shooting event at Sandy Hook Elementary School that would allow law enforcement officials to deputize teachers and other staff members, effectively putting them in charge of school safety.
But an embarrassing item in today's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette might make other local politicians wary of placing the gun debate in Hutchinson's hands:
After the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Hutchinson became interested in arming school personnel, he said. He was invited to attend an 'active shooter' training and - using a rubber bullet-loaded pistol - he mistakenly shot a teacher who was confronting a 'bad guy.'
The experience gave Hutchinson some pause, but he still supports giving schools the authority to decide how best to secure their campuses.
Interestingly, an item on the training exercise published by the office of Rep. Kim Hammer, who was also in attendance, omitted the part about Hutchinson shooting someone, but did include this priceless quote:
It was intense, enlightening and when we werent being shot, it was fun, said Sen. Hutchinson. I learned how little I knew about school safety.
(H/T: Fark, photos via Facebook)
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Peacetrain
(22,881 posts)Just a matter of time... Of all the stupid ideas.. arming teachers .. guns in the room with little kids has got to be one of the all time stupidest concoctions anyone has ever come up with..
Laelth
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gopiscrap
(23,766 posts)Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)You know at least a couple will.
My uncle is a hunter and is super comfortable around firearms and would never want to be put in a situation like a school shooting and be expected to do something about it.
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ileus
(15,396 posts)While most want to inflict the most damage to incapacitate a perp, I'd rather err on the side of caution in case an innocent catches a load by mistake.
Our active shooter training at the hospital didn't involve any actual practice at removing a threat with a firearm...kinda boring I know.