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rufnear

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14. For crying out loud

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2018, 02:27 AM

Mar 2018

Why would an instructor need to have a loaded firearm inside the classroom? Isn't there a gun safety ciriculum that wouldn't need to use "loaded" firearms around children? Are the children going for target practice later in the program?

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Teacher accidentally fires gun at school [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2018 OP

"who was teaching a public safety class" IronLionZion Mar 2018 #1

A gunner who likes showing off their gun. And always teaching gun safety. wasupaloopa Mar 2018 #2

The irony! My sides!! Canoe52 Mar 2018 #12

So, a "trained" reserve cop, "who was teaching a public safety class"... GReedDiamond Mar 2018 #3

I believe the injured student would have to be a person of color for the bonus to kick in flibbitygiblets Mar 2018 #6

Oh, I see. I wonder if it's on a sliding scale?... GReedDiamond Mar 2018 #9

Note, this was a reserve police officer, someone that gets lots of training to handle guns SFnomad Mar 2018 #4

This is Why Teachers Need Firearm Training Roy Rolling Mar 2018 #5

Give more guns to teachers. What could go wrong? Initech Mar 2018 #7

fucking idiot Demonaut Mar 2018 #8

This will happen every day if we arm teachers Egnever Mar 2018 #10

and so it begins...... KT2000 Mar 2018 #11

If that isn't the perfect example of why teachers BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #13

For crying out loud rufnear Mar 2018 #14

People who are eager & willing to carry their gun around in public TheSmarterDog Mar 2018 #15

People would never allow a teacher to have a loaded gun somewhere easy to retrieve.... Bengus81 Mar 2018 #16

This was not an accident, it was negligence. TNNurse Mar 2018 #17

Yep. There's truly no such thing as an "accidental discharge". moriah Mar 2018 #18

Happened down the road... Baconator Mar 2018 #19