calvino Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Caught a bit of CNN town hall last night. Of course, NRA's answer is to fortify all schools. I guess I need to give Rubio credit for showing up - he definitely was in the hot seat. Tapper did a decent job of keeping everything in check - as well as the kids/adults asking the questions. The talk about fortifying schools from the victims and the NRA, rather than trying to curb guns, was unsettling, though. It shouldn't be discussion on the fortification of schools, but guns. My wife always likes to point out that our kids go outside for recess and gym -- how is one going to fortify a school's playground/field. Jokingly, I said snippers on all school roofs when kids are outside - she wasn't too amused. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 the next logical question is then, where does this end?are school buses equipped with an armed driver? how about college campuses? school field trips? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 The talk about fortifying schools from the victims and the NRA, rather than trying to curb guns, was unsettling, though. It shouldn't be discussion on the fortification of schools, but guns. My wife always likes to point out that our kids go outside for recess and gym -- how is one going to fortify a school's playground/field. Jokingly, I said snippers on all school roofs when kids are outside - she wasn't too amused.Basically, mini-prisons. For a nice, foreboding atmosphere. Pretty much the lowest-hanging fruit proposal, imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 the next logical question is then, where does this end? are school buses equipped with an armed driver? how about college campuses? school field trips?I propose Trump and his ilk expand the wall concept to all of our boarders and bring that snipers-in-towers idea to the entire perimeter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 From this day forward, all schools shall be fortified underground bunkers with a single entrance surrounded by mine fields. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 snipers-in-towers Like this one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Seriously. One of the first of the campus mass shootings.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Basically, mini-prisons. For a nice, foreboding atmosphere. Pretty much the lowest-hanging fruit proposal, imo. That is exactly what the NRA lady was implying last night. Crazy thing is that some of the victims and the sheriff sharing the stage with her were supporting it. It just seems so ass backwards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Act (aka, the Federal Assault Weapons ban) ran from 1994-2004. So it expired during the Bush era. The mass shootings we have had since then are off the chain That's where the solution needs to begin. It won't end all mass shootings, but getting those guns off the streets and out of the hands of most civilians can at least stem the tide of blood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 So Trump says that an armed teacher "would have shot to hell" the shooter, but calls the armed guard that they did have there a coward for taking cover and doing nothing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twoshedsjackson Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 So Trump says that an armed teacher "would have shot to hell" the shooter, but calls the armed guard that they did have there a coward for taking cover and doing nothing...Maybe the guard had bone spurs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 So Trump says that an armed teacher "would have shot to hell" the shooter, but calls the armed guard that they did have there a coward for taking cover and doing nothing... Our president is a fucking moron. The call for more guns have never been and never will be about safety. It is about selling guns. Plus the sheer cost of arming or "fortifying" schools would be outrageous (though if it were to happen through it probably would be spun as an increase to school spending). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Our president is a fucking moron. The call for more guns have never been and never will be about safety. It is about selling guns. Plus the sheer cost of arming or "fortifying" schools would be outrageous (though if it were to happen through it probably would be spun as an increase to school spending). Don't forget about the boost to the economy from more gun sales and more fortifying. It's a no-brainer: 2nd Amendment secured, schools are "safe", more guns in circulation, kids growing up surrounded by adults with guns which may make the next generations pro-gun, an increase in school spending, a boost to gun manufacturers, a boost to the economy. Why didn't we think of this before? Win-win-win-win-win-win-win! I am so sick of winning. My wife and I had our first real conversation today about moving to Canada. Not because Trump is President, but because there are so many idiots in the US, coupled with a good chunk of folks whose values are not in the same galaxy as ours. It's the last point that is really moving the needle for us. We will wait to see what our fellow citizens do in the midterms, and we'll decide from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 So Trump says that an armed teacher "would have shot to hell" the shooter, but calls the armed guard that they did have there a coward for taking cover and doing nothing... Classic take from our Very Stable Genius. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Classic take from our Very Stable Genius. Wait - he's clarified his statement - you see, the armed guards who are already at school aren't effective because "they don't love the children." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Wait - he's clarified his statement - you see, the armed guards who are already at school aren't effective because "they don't love the children." So many cops assigned to schools who are really great people and care a lot about the students at their schools- those folks must be really pissed at this statement. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 So many cops assigned to schools who are really great people and care a lot about the students at their schools- those folks must be really pissed at this statement.So I guess the new slogan that Trump is pushing is “It takes a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun, unless the good guy is a pussy who doesn’t want to get shot. In that case a teacher definitely will shoot the bad guy to hell. Believe me. “ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hey let’s take his personal pilot and make him the head of the FAA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 At least he has his pilot license (at least I assume he does) -- that's more qualifications than many of his other nominees/appointments. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 You're right he maybe the most qualified pick he has had yet sadly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Ha ha! What about your bone spurs, Donny?!!:https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/trump-on-florida-shooting-i-really-believe-id-run-in-there-even-if-i-didnt-have-a-weapon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ih8music Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Ha ha! What about your bone spurs, Donny?!!:https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/trump-on-florida-shooting-i-really-believe-id-run-in-there-even-if-i-didnt-have-a-weapon The only "running" Donnie-Dumb-Dumb does is with his mouth... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 and thumbs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 The dotard yet again hit a new bottom today stating he would've run into that high school, without a weapon, to confront the shooter.The silver lining was the belly laugh that statement gave me. Imagine that guy running. The only running he can do is with Russian assistance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 To be fair, he does have so much orange makeup and hairspray on that it'd be tough for a bullet to break skin. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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