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Initech

(99,912 posts)
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:28 AM May 2018

Students Walk Out Of Class To *SUPPORT* The 2nd Amendment

Students at schools across the country planned to walk out of their classrooms Wednesday morning and remain outside for 16 minutes to show their support for the Second Amendment.

More than 300 schools in 40 different states registered for “Stand for the Second” — a nationwide walkout organized by New Mexico 18-year-old Will Riley.

The event comes just more than a month after students staged a mass walkout to protest gun violence in wake of the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

Protesters nationwide left their classrooms and remained outside for 17 minutes to honor the 17 people gunned down in the halls of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School exactly one month after the deadly attack.

Thousands of students participated in the March 14 walkout for gun safety, but Riley said it does not reflect the views of everyone his age.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/students-nationwide-walk-out-of-class-to-support-second-amendment/ar-AAwDWmZ?li=BBnbfcL


This is why we can't have nice things.
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Students Walk Out Of Class To *SUPPORT* The 2nd Amendment (Original Post) Initech May 2018 OP
Is this bad? I'm confused. Bonx May 2018 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Initech May 2018 #3
Where is that stated? brooklynite May 2018 #6
Yes. Essentially they're saying: "I don't care how many of my classmates are murdered with firearms Aristus May 2018 #5
And even if they did, they probably wouldn't care. Initech May 2018 #9
Confused, eh? LanternWaste May 2018 #13
Yes. Bonx May 2018 #19
Now children, it's impolite to point and laugh gratuitous May 2018 #2
Students like walkouts no matter what the cause is Amishman May 2018 #4
You realize that you just demeaned the anti-gun walkouts as well? brooklynite May 2018 #7
I received eighteen years of a formal education. NCTraveler May 2018 #15
Kids today Throck May 2018 #17
My 16 year old self memory workinclasszero May 2018 #20
They are misinformed about what the original walkouts were about, but so be it. dameatball May 2018 #8
What's really funny about these protests is the numbers. Initech May 2018 #10
Is that just a video from Trump's inauguration?? dameatball May 2018 #11
It's David Cross from the show Arrested Development. Initech May 2018 #12
Good opportunity..... NOMOGOP May 2018 #14
The NRA is promoting their walkout. Throck May 2018 #18
Why lock them out? Marengo May 2018 #22
I think there won't be all that many walking out, the student trend is against the NRA pandr32 May 2018 #16
Ironically, our school was under an active shooter drill Nevernose May 2018 #21

Response to Bonx (Reply #1)

Aristus

(66,082 posts)
5. Yes. Essentially they're saying: "I don't care how many of my classmates are murdered with firearms
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:44 AM
May 2018

as long as nobody takes my Daddy's guns away."

I'm guessing they've never seen any of their friends carried out of classrooms feet first...

Initech

(99,912 posts)
9. And even if they did, they probably wouldn't care.
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:51 AM
May 2018

Because their guns are their precious. And there is nothing more important than the almighty gun.

Amishman

(5,540 posts)
4. Students like walkouts no matter what the cause is
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:42 AM
May 2018

I participated in a few and didn't even know what the cause was, I just wanted a break in my day and to go outside for a bit.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
15. I received eighteen years of a formal education.
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:57 AM
May 2018

Only one planned walk out that whole time. The Iraq War.

You must have been in an area with a very active youth. That's awesome. Sorry the activism meant so little to you. The people at the Iraq War walk out knew what they were doing. We marched to the local recruiters office, got on the roof, and unrolled a banner.

dameatball

(7,380 posts)
8. They are misinformed about what the original walkouts were about, but so be it.
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:49 AM
May 2018

It really is not necessary to walk out in support of an amendment that already exists. The original walkouts were not against the second amendment but against the idea of no restrictions, and also to urge protective actions to prevent violence. Having said that, they can walk out to protest most anything I suppose.
Pretty much just pushing back.

Initech

(99,912 posts)
10. What's really funny about these protests is the numbers.
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:52 AM
May 2018

Dozens *FOR* the 2nd amendment, versus hundreds of thousands *AGAINST* it. They are outnumbered. And we spell our protest signs correctly.



 

NOMOGOP

(87 posts)
14. Good opportunity.....
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:57 AM
May 2018

while they are out, lock the door. (i have more guns than fingers and toes and DO NOT support the NRA)

pandr32

(11,446 posts)
16. I think there won't be all that many walking out, the student trend is against the NRA
Wed May 2, 2018, 11:58 AM
May 2018

I still laugh when I remember that planned event in DC the right-wingers were trumpeting to "take back our country" and a handful of people showed up. One woman called the right-wing press that was there (in a trailer to live-stream the huge event as it happened) and claimed she had hoped to be there but due to the rain around the area she lived she was "land-locked!" The "patriots" that showed up to "march on Washington" included a guy pushing a walker and a few people (including a woman) riding motorized disability carts. There were a few who were not disabled, at least physically and they looked like "militia" rejects. All had backpacks and totes for their "arms" and probably meds.

After all the hoopla advertising this event well in advance, it was a hoot to watch this band of rejects moving around (marching on Washington) so menacingly.

Wasn't there also a convoy planned that would bring truckers from everywhere to shut down Washington, D.C.? and only a few confused ones showed up looking for the others?

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