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19. I thought that too

Reply to Effete Snob (Reply #12)

Sat Jun 11, 2022, 09:52 AM

Jun 2022

Doesn’t help if the shooter gets inside

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Veterans create bulletproof bookcases for schools [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 OP

Wile E. Coyote never runs out of ideas Effete Snob Jun 2022 #1

Super genius! roamer65 Jun 2022 #51

Make all walls, doors and windows bulletproof dalton99a Jun 2022 #2

Would be nice Rebl2 Jun 2022 #8

yes, it would be great for the shooter Effete Snob Jun 2022 #12

I thought that too Rebl2 Jun 2022 #19

That's the common failure of hard defensive perimeters Effete Snob Jun 2022 #21

Single point of entry means single point of exit in case of fire. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2022 #33

How so? CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #67

I may have misinterpreted "single" entry. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2022 #68

Yes, but the agenda of MAGA is not to educate. Turbineguy Jun 2022 #31

So a teacher and elementary school kids are going to be able to move a 480 pound bookcase? csziggy Jun 2022 #3

It says they're on wheels and very mobile. PTWB Jun 2022 #5

Inertia is a thing and even with wheels getting a thousand pound thing does not roll "easily" csziggy Jun 2022 #10

So do I. PTWB Jun 2022 #17

How mobile would a 480 pound bookcase really be? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #4

Very. PTWB Jun 2022 #7

How much weight would books add? PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #9

They could double the weight and it would still be trivial to roll around. PTWB Jun 2022 #13

Yes, that would also be helpful for the shooter Effete Snob Jun 2022 #16

We should just leave schools and classrooms unlocked and wide open, then? PTWB Jun 2022 #20

Do you live near an elementary school? Effete Snob Jun 2022 #23

Those kids don't need to be outside so much! Diamond_Dog Jun 2022 #26

I know, right? Effete Snob Jun 2022 #27

That's a lot of text... PTWB Jun 2022 #30

Should soccer fields and playgrounds be open and unlocked? lostnfound Jun 2022 #32

Have you ever seen a playground or soccer field inside a cramped room? PTWB Jun 2022 #34

Bold prediction Effete Snob Jun 2022 #36

Idiotic schemes like locking the door to a classroom with a crossbar? PTWB Jun 2022 #38

Yeah I am not following some of this either. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #50

A long road starts with one step. DiamondShark Jun 2022 #53

A fair answer, although schools are no more crowded than many outdoor concerts lostnfound Jun 2022 #43

The best part about the magic bookcases Effete Snob Jun 2022 #14

I foujd this source for book weights csziggy Jun 2022 #15

So if this bullet proof bookcase on wheels PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #37

Yep, a shooter could probably open a door barricaded with one of these "easily moved" bookcases nt csziggy Jun 2022 #39

No, you don't understand Effete Snob Jun 2022 #40

That's the ticket! csziggy Jun 2022 #41

I think it locks into place in front of the door. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #48

Not with the wheels locked. former9thward Jun 2022 #54

Just no words. I've been in Bali since the middle of May. Phoenix61 Jun 2022 #6

Can we test it at Brett Kavanaugh's house first? Easier than legislation. 33taw Jun 2022 #11

Everything needs to be bulletproof bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #18

+1. And Kevlar clothing dalton99a Jun 2022 #22

bullet proof human sized hamster wheels. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #47

Our society is pure insanity. sarcasmo Jun 2022 #24

I hate it here greenjar_01 Jun 2022 #25

I say use all means to secure our schools until it is no longer necessary. TigressDem Jun 2022 #28

I bet a lot more than one child would be saved PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #52

Totally. TigressDem Jun 2022 #60

Why stop there? Why not turn it into Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #29

Why? For reasons I don't fully understand, some Americans have taken to school mass shootings SYFROYH Jun 2022 #35

Until someone can figure out how to tove the guns, it may be necessary Kaleva Jun 2022 #42

Get rid of the damn guns!!!! Initech Jun 2022 #44

Just make bulletproof kids. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #45

+1000 roamer65 Jun 2022 #49

I actually applaud these ideas. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #46

I don't. They are a sign of deep societal sickness. NCLefty Jun 2022 #56

+1 Jilly_in_VA Jun 2022 #62

1 live schoolchild is worth 1 million "deep societal sickness" whines. Paladin Jun 2022 #64

I can understand that line of thinking. CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #66

Why? AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #58

I chew gum and walk at the same time CrackityJones75 Jun 2022 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author NCLefty Jun 2022 #55

More Rube Goldberg bullshit. AngryOldDem Jun 2022 #57

+1 n/t area51 Jun 2022 #61

Company's video: sl8 Jun 2022 #59

Jesus Christ this is disturbing ismnotwasm Jun 2022 #63