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In reply to the discussion: I shut up an NRA right winger yesterday in church. [View all]gratuitous
(82,849 posts)21. The cost . . . the cost . . . the cost
We can't adequately maintain or staff our schools as it is. Who's going to foot the bill for thousands and thousands of dollars of weapons and ammunition, not to mention training and storage? And that's not just your local school, but every school in the district, every district in the area, and every area in the state.
Now, while you're pondering that little conundrum, my gun-humping friends, who do you suppose would be pushing for more guns everywhere? Might it have anything to do with who would realize a profit from additional sales of firearms, which have been kind of flat in the last year or so, for some reason?
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many people would not feel safe HAVING a gun... 60% of gun deaths are actually suicides
lostnfound
Feb 2018
#9
I agree. I think it would be horribly wrong to make teachers comply with such a law.
smirkymonkey
Feb 2018
#35
Where are they going to keep the guns the kids can't find them?
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Feb 2018
#29
Arm teachers? Then you could be just as scared of your coworker as you are of a deranged teenager.
rainin
Feb 2018
#20
People in homes with guns die at higher rates than homes without (I think; need link)
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2018
#22
They are flailing about in order to save their precious guns. They are scared of victims speaking up
LonePirate
Feb 2018
#28
I heard someone suggest yesterday that all schools should just have metal detectors ...
Pacifist Patriot
Feb 2018
#54