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Do you want your kids going to school in an armed camp? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #1
Well TSA isn't armed. The usually have a pair of cops nearby though fescuerescue Feb 2018 #5
Fuck the TSA and fuck security theater. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #2
Turn every public building in to an Armed Fort. maxsolomon Feb 2018 #3
TSA isn't armed. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #6
Their job is just screening passengers. All airports also have The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #24
exactly correct fescuerescue Feb 2018 #26
Schools are not the only locations where mass shootings have occurred. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #32
I hope not fescuerescue Feb 2018 #34
It's also easy to use that as an excuse to avoid the inconvenient LanternWaste Feb 2018 #63
It'd be very easy to mass murder a lot of people at an airport. Ever looked at the check-in areas? uppityperson Feb 2018 #4
Bingo! Our airports are not secure. As you point out, plenty of killing stopbush Feb 2018 #38
The TSA does a good job of keeping AIRPLANES safe. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2018 #7
Not really. They do a mediocre job of screening passengers The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #28
I could have phrased that better or said more. rzemanfl Feb 2018 #33
The TSA keeps airports safe? Iggo Feb 2018 #8
I'm not aware of any mass shootings inside the secure area fescuerescue Feb 2018 #9
They've been lucky. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #12
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting oberliner Feb 2018 #13
That wasn't inside the secure area fescuerescue Feb 2018 #17
How big of a perimeter around the school are we talking about? oberliner Feb 2018 #30
Let the data decide fescuerescue Feb 2018 #31
How did the TSA do this excellent job of preventing mass shootings in airports? Iggo Feb 2018 #14
There weren't mass shootings in gate areas previously either jberryhill Feb 2018 #62
We can better secure EVERYONE with strong gun legislation. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #10
This is meant as parody/satire I'm assuming oberliner Feb 2018 #11
Not at all. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #15
If you love our kids, you won't subject them to this oberliner Feb 2018 #19
I take mine to the airport all the time fescuerescue Feb 2018 #22
You are talking about pat downs, metal detectors, bag searches for every single kid every single day oberliner Feb 2018 #25
As I said above, their performance is mediocre at best. The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2018 #29
. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #18
I can't keep track of what is serious and what isn't oberliner Feb 2018 #20
LOL. Dave Starsky Feb 2018 #27
There's no shootings at Supermax Prisons! Maybe we should have Kindergarten there. FSogol Feb 2018 #16
Reading through the insta-responses here and elsewhere... fescuerescue Feb 2018 #21
Your suggestion was ridiculous. Hence the ridicule. Iggo Feb 2018 #39
OH I don't care about ridicule on the Internet fescuerescue Feb 2018 #45
Why not take the guns from those who shouldn't have them? Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #43
I agree. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #46
Republicans mostly. Time to vote on this issue.Another reason to vote a straight Democratic ticket. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #61
They really haven't... Baconator Feb 2018 #23
Everyone should wear full body bulletproof suits. nt LexVegas Feb 2018 #35
An app for that? kurtcagle Feb 2018 #36
Why should we live in fear so gun humpers can have their guns? Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #42
Because gun humping is the most sacred right in our entire society. Crunchy Frog Feb 2018 #49
Yeah that seems to be what these folks think. Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #60
What is necessary is to change the gun laws... Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #44
And how exactly would this be funded? crazycatlady Feb 2018 #37
The same way we fund anything fescuerescue Feb 2018 #48
A number of urban schools already screen students MineralMan Feb 2018 #40
How many school shootings have we had inside schools that do this? fescuerescue Feb 2018 #47
I don't know. I just looked for schools that MineralMan Feb 2018 #65
Absolutely not. I don't want to turn our schools into such a thing...we take the guns Demsrule86 Feb 2018 #41
CHILDREN. They are CHILDREN. And now we are going to pat them down to learn . . . . Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #50
Id rather they walk through a metal detector fescuerescue Feb 2018 #51
You have NO FUCKING CLUE what I'm okay with. Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #53
Oh I have a pretty good idea fescuerescue Feb 2018 #54
Who the fuck are YOU? Stinky The Clown Feb 2018 #55
I'm someone who cares about the kids. fescuerescue Feb 2018 #56
No. Just NO. shanny Feb 2018 #52
No offense, but this may be the single worst idea possible in response to gun violence hueymahl Feb 2018 #57
That's fine. clearly the idea isn't popular fescuerescue Feb 2018 #58
Beyond stupid jberryhill Feb 2018 #59
Be sure to arrive at school at least two hours before your first class. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #64
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