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Not necessarily a good example you've used in the instance dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #1
So, the problem in your view is that school children are a bunch of cowards. nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #2
people already try to stop shooters, but when they have a gun it can be a bit difficult JI7 Oct 2013 #3
one person can't take on a mob of people rushing them, even with a gun quinnox Oct 2013 #4
yes, that's why they are eventually stopped , you assume this doesn't happen when it already does JI7 Oct 2013 #8
No where to go... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #15
In a lot of these situations, the shooter has no regard for his own life onenote Oct 2013 #5
that wouldn't make any difference quinnox Oct 2013 #6
Sure, but why would it make the shooter think twice? onenote Oct 2013 #9
You first lunasun Oct 2013 #7
You might be unhappy to learn that this has already been proposed... JHB Oct 2013 #10
In my OP, I said the people would need to be at least high school age to be effective quinnox Oct 2013 #13
I think the decision-making changes on the ground, where you may perceive petronius Oct 2013 #11
My first thought was congressional gang tackles against idiots who want to shutdown the govt. cui bono Oct 2013 #12
How about we prevent the shootings in the first place Pab Sungenis Oct 2013 #14
The difference is, there are no guns on planes. Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #16
this TeamPooka Oct 2013 #17
this. nt La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2013 #18
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