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tblue

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6. I teach, and requested instructions for a shooting incident

Reply to Rozlee (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:51 PM

Jan 2014

It's been a year and I haven't received that yet. But it's horrifying that it's even needed. I just cannot understand how the gun lobby became the decider of public policy. What is a government for, if not to put public health and safety first? Why don't we just admit we are not a democracy anymore? We are governed by unelected leaders who put their profits above our welfare.

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When I Was In School, We Had Fire Drills, Not Shooting Drills. [View all] Rozlee Jan 2014 OP

We had fire drills and we could take guns to school during hunting season. Kaleva Jan 2014 #1

And lock-downs were something that happened in prisons, not schools. Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #2

We had air raid drills struggle4progress Jan 2014 #3

I am old enough awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #17

We had "duck and cover" drills usually at the same time we had the Cleita Jan 2014 #4

Beat me to it, Cleita. Duck and cover... ChisolmTrailDem Jan 2014 #7

I remember that film only too well. Cleita Jan 2014 #12

Selfish Fetish > Children's Lives nt onehandle Jan 2014 #5

What does that mean? Comrade Grumpy Jan 2014 #19

I teach, and requested instructions for a shooting incident tblue Jan 2014 #6

Many of us have realized that but have been at a loss as how Cleita Jan 2014 #11

At most schools, the instructions are shut and lock the door, turn off the lights, FSogol Jan 2014 #13

And our gun laws were laxer back then n/t B2G Jan 2014 #8

And gun ownership is down since I was a kid The Straight Story Jan 2014 #14

Exactly. B2G Jan 2014 #15

Correct. The gun culture is taking over our society. AlinPA Jan 2014 #9

We had fire drills and air raid drills... SummerSnow Jan 2014 #10

I believe the odds of a school shooting are at least as good or better than a fire. Bandit Jan 2014 #16

My daughter's high school had a serious threat against it her senior year. So serious that liberal_at_heart Jan 2014 #23

We had bomb drills when I was a kid. intheflow Jan 2014 #18

So did my school Mojorabbit Jan 2014 #26

Despite all the news, school shootings are very rare. MineralMan Jan 2014 #20

Some statistics about school shootings. MineralMan Jan 2014 #21

the NRA has been very successful Skittles Jan 2014 #22

It is because of the media joeglow3 Jan 2014 #24

How dare you bring those troublesome facts into this conversation!!! Lurks Often Jan 2014 #25