Schools shouldnt arm staff because theyre full of lady teachers, Alabama lawmaker says

[jpak]

Source: Bangor Daily News

Many arguments against arming teachers are reasonable enough.

Critics say more guns in the classroom could lead to negligent discharges, which happened as recently as Wednesday. Or their proliferation can spark chaos for police arriving to find an adult with a gun, leading to a bloody misunderstanding.

But few have taken a public stance against arming teachers by declaring it would violate the feminine sensibilities of teachers.

Alabama state Rep. Harry Shiver, a Republican, asserted that belief, saying that to protect “our ladies” — meaning female teachers — guns should not be placed in the hands of many who he believe are “scared” of guns.

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[mpcamb]

1. How chivalrous! And he's right... for all the wrong reasons!

[tanyev]

2. How many of the recent stories of guns accidentally going off or left lying around in schools

have had a 'lady teacher' as the cause? I think none, Mr. Shiver.

[dsc]

6. actually at least one did

the one where the teacher shot herself in the leg in UT. I admit it was post Parkland but a year or so ago.

[TranssexualKaren]

3. Doing the right thing for the wrong reason....

It reminds me of Portugal giving women the vote because “women are more conservative than men and are less taken to chance or adventure”

[sarge43]

4. Republican politicians

If shit were brains, they couldn't fart.

I suggest he go to any military establishment and check out the number of "ladies" sporting expert marksmanship bling.

[Aristus]

8. +1.

[IronLionZion]

5. Right thing for the wrong reasons was also in some civil rights legislation

where some racist misogynist inserted equal rights protections for women into a civil rights bill for minorities in hopes that it lose enough votes. He was wrong.

There have been negligent discharges in the news recently and it was male teachers. Students even got wounded.

I think some of these lawmakers have forgotten what school was like.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

7. During lunch at a school I sub for I suggested they arm the librarian.

The laughter went on for a full 30 seconds.

[sarge43]

10. With a silencer. n/t

[DRoseDARs]

11. Shhh. n/t

[Aristus]

9. Jesus. What a redneck, hammerheaded son-of-a-bitch.

"Gots tah perteckt our wimminfolk!"

[OldHippieChick]

12. I would have bet money he was going to

say it was because we become unhinged during our "lady times". He probably thinks that as well.

[SpankMe]

13. It's psych warfare

It's a ploy to get us lefties to condone guns in schools by saying that women can't handle guns. Label this asshat a troll, and move on.

[Dorn]

14. 1/2 right: Don't arm teachers regardless of sex

Because they are "teachers" and schools should not be armed camps

[Turbineguy]

15. Oh yeah!

They might get the vapors!

[Egnever]

16. I'll take it

whatever it takes to make these idiots rethink this ridiculous idea is good with me.

[getagrip_already]

17. Two men accidentally shot by one bullet while sitting in a car outside Utah gun show

Of course men are better stewards of weapons. They never accidentally discharge guns.

Uhh-huh.

[gay texan]

18. "Yep, you know how them gals are, heh heh"

Fuck these people, seriously

[steve2470]

19. 19th century calling, wants its sexist idiot back! nt

[niyad]

20. is there ANY republican, at any level, who is not a misoghynisitc pos?