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14. There is a poster here that recomends a can of beans,

Reply to gvstn (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 05:44 PM

Jan 2015

or a bicycle tire as defense against armed attackers.

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Middle School Asks Kids To Bring In Cans To Fight School Shooters [View all] gvstn Jan 2015 OP

would reply but am speechless . . . flamin lib Jan 2015 #1

Yeah cause a fucking can of peaches can stop a nut with a gun Autumn Jan 2015 #2

It's not an idea this MS principal came up with oberliner Jan 2015 #43

Biden? Autumn Jan 2015 #55

Why do you find it to be so idiotic? oberliner Jan 2015 #60

I thought they meant aluminum cans Politicalboi Jan 2015 #3

They are just using carrying around cans as indoctrination to walking around carrying guns all day.. VanillaRhapsody Jan 2015 #4

Hope they're going to give the kids harnesses, so that they can wear a half-dozen petronius Jan 2015 #5

They will be NRA approved cans? And will Alabama give them can throwing training against a homicidal Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #6

The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a can of beans? jmowreader Jan 2015 #7

This is stupid. Oklahoma_Liberal Jan 2015 #8

WASTING FOOD! nt alp227 Jan 2015 #9

Or, they could bring bags of gumballs to strew on the floor and trip him. Or, smother him with Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #11

Or maybe a bowling ball propped above the door that'll fall on the shooter's head when he comes in. bluesbassman Jan 2015 #12

These are the people in charge of teaching our children? Lurks Often Jan 2015 #13

It's a part of a program supported by the US Dept of Education (and promoted by VP Biden) oberliner Jan 2015 #26

It's still a stupid idea Lurks Often Jan 2015 #28

Hiding behind a desk probably won't stop a person wanting to kill them either oberliner Jan 2015 #30

Yeah, standing up and throwing a can is a great idea HappyMe Jan 2015 #31

No one is supposed to stand oberliner Jan 2015 #32

I still think it's a stupid idea. HappyMe Jan 2015 #33

Fair enough oberliner Jan 2015 #35

Departments and people don't always have the best of ideas. HappyMe Jan 2015 #36

That is true oberliner Jan 2015 #41

Fix it so the nutbars can't get in in the first place. HappyMe Jan 2015 #44

What if the shooter is a student or relative? oberliner Jan 2015 #45

To me, this kind of thing needs to have security experts HappyMe Jan 2015 #48

the old ticking time bomb scenario reddread Jan 2015 #50

With more than 25+ years of experience as a law enforcement officer and security consultant... oberliner Jan 2015 #51

lol! Pretty sad. HappyMe Jan 2015 #53

It is a lone principal that is copying a nearby district's idea. gvstn Jan 2015 #49

No it's not oberliner Jan 2015 #52

From your article gvstn Jan 2015 #58

Agreed oberliner Jan 2015 #59

My gripe is that the idea gives kids the wrong impression. gvstn Jan 2015 #62

Good and reasonable points oberliner Jan 2015 #63

ANYTHING except stop the selling of mechanized weapons reddread Jan 2015 #64

Sadly, a school doesn't have the power the make that happen oberliner Jan 2015 #67

It remains a stupid idea, although I can't think of a better one given the scenario you describe Lurks Often Jan 2015 #37

OK - but it's not the middle school's stupid idea oberliner Jan 2015 #40

A reporter pushing an agenda? I'm shocked, shocked I say! Lurks Often Jan 2015 #46

Yeah - exactly oberliner Jan 2015 #47

Good Idea DustyJoe Jan 2015 #61

There is a poster here that recomends a can of beans, oneshooter Jan 2015 #14

Actually that poster was responding to gun fanciers that said they tote while bicycle riding. Hoyt Jan 2015 #16

That posters' proclaimed expertise in re self-defense was presented without evidence... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #17

I'm sure they support gunz too. Hoyt Jan 2015 #18

Their claim of being able to strip an M1911 underwater kinda pushed it over the line... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #19

Can you think of a worse "pinch" than a mass shooting, hoyt? beevul Jan 2015 #20

Just what we need, some cowboy coming to rescue. You'd just make things Hoyt Jan 2015 #22

Another evidence-free claim from you: "If there are two or three cowboys, folks will get caught... friendly_iconoclast Jan 2015 #66

So who tells you gunners, you can stop these things -- NRA, Massad Ayoob, your inner herowannabe? Hoyt Jan 2015 #68

If we had substituted bean cans for guns decades ago, think how much better things would be today. Hoyt Jan 2015 #15

Then there is that global warming problem. ManiacJoe Jan 2015 #24

What's wrong with good old-fashioned rocks? Too Paleolithic? betsuni Jan 2015 #21

Note to Principal Holley: the movie Home Alone wasn't an instructional video. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2015 #23

lol! Yeah, I agree. HappyMe Jan 2015 #27

You should forward that note to the Obama administration oberliner Jan 2015 #34

This makes sense oberliner Jan 2015 #25

Especially spinach! Word is it can give you instant strength, like Popeye! n/t freeplessinseattle Jan 2015 #29

sling shot snipers doubling as crossing guards and hall monitors reddread Jan 2015 #38

Better yet. Savannahmann Jan 2015 #39

call in the bow and arrow squad from PE reddread Jan 2015 #42

And did anyone ever consider taking away bullets and guns? Ilsa Jan 2015 #54

I guess they get target practice with their cans? nt Ilsa Jan 2015 #56

And the first time kids use the cans against each other Ilsa Jan 2015 #57

Don't forget to bring a Bicycle wheel also. ileus Jan 2015 #65

Works better than a trunk full of guns. How many do you carry around town? Hoyt Jan 2015 #69

497 ileus Jan 2015 #70