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Initech

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20. This whole country has lost its' damn mind.

Reply to Haggis for Breakfast (Reply #17)

Thu Aug 23, 2018, 12:12 AM

Aug 2018

Only in the country where people harass and threaten mass shooting victims and call them "crisis actors" would anyone ever think this is a good idea. Yeah let's throw guns at a gun problem. What a great idea! It's bad enough bullets are coming from one direction, now we have to worry about crossfire in addition to that! And it's not enough that we have to worry about that, there's *TONS* of ways this could go wrong - careless teachers one of them.

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BREAKING: Betsy DeVos Is Said to Weigh Letting School Districts Use Federal Funds to Buy Guns [View all] Julian Englis Aug 2018 OP

Madness Lars39 Aug 2018 #1

But, the Bears! underpants Aug 2018 #2

If firearms are what schools want, then so be it. aikoaiko Aug 2018 #3

My head is exploding. badhair77 Aug 2018 #4

This better be satire Freethinker65 Aug 2018 #5

So. her brother is Erik Prince of Blackwater. Onyrleft Aug 2018 #6

I did not know that he had his own brand ! lunasun Aug 2018 #12

Both appalachiablue Aug 2018 #15

This +1 Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #23

Don't forget tanks and armored vehicles - Erik Prince knows where to get the best deals dalton99a Aug 2018 #7

Post removed Post removed Aug 2018 #8

Uh oh left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #9

Teachers using their stagnant wages to buy supplies for kids in class bc theres no budget money... Crutchez_CuiBono Aug 2018 #10

Absolutely insane. Mrs. Overall Aug 2018 #11

guns, no, we need drones and missles and maybe Blackwater, What a fucking idiot. olddad56 Aug 2018 #13

Pure madness, and greed appalachiablue Aug 2018 #14

What a bunch of nut jobs. Will they be arming the teachers with AR-15s? Ridiculous. YOHABLO Aug 2018 #16

And grenade launchers. Superior teaching comes from superior firepower dalton99a Aug 2018 #18

This woman has lost her fucking mind. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2018 #17

This whole country has lost its' damn mind. Initech Aug 2018 #20

Yeah the last thing we need in schools is more guns. God damn it! Initech Aug 2018 #19

K&R for exposure blue-wave Aug 2018 #21

Will they also use federal funds for liability insurance? And which company will sell it to them?... Journeyman Aug 2018 #22

"grants, that makes no mention of prohibiting weapons purchases" BumRushDaShow Aug 2018 #24

Not with my tax dollars! sinkingfeeling Aug 2018 #25

A howitzer for every classroom. xor Aug 2018 #26