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In reply to the discussion: Let teachers carry concealed weapons, Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells Tarrant County tea party meeting [View all]FightingIrish
(2,716 posts)13. Why don’t we just arm the kids?
What harm could that do? Every morning they would bundle up, grab their books and holster their Glocks. That would maximize the firepower in every classroom which seems to be the aim of some. Recess might get a little dicey but gun sales would really go up. You could have a Pokemon Glock or a Barbie Sig Sauer. Think of the fun.
Sarcasm aside, arming teachers enshrines guns by placing them in the hands of role models whose job it is to teach. Having our kids see firearms every day in the classroom would solidify firearms as the preeminent icon of American culture.
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Let teachers carry concealed weapons, Texas Gov. Rick Perry tells Tarrant County tea party meeting [View all]
TomCADem
Dec 2012
OP
I don't want the burden of being expected to carry a loaded gun to my workplace.
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2012
#1
I say that because I think the next logical step after allowing concealed carry in schools is
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2012
#2
Yeah, let's put more guns in schools, probably with the owners of same barely trained.
Dustlawyer
Dec 2012
#7
Oh yeah, baby! What we need is more guns! Rick Perry appears to ve very disturbed as well.
sinkingfeeling
Dec 2012
#8
Proving once and for all that he's really as stupid as we thought back in the Rethug primaries!
Texin
Dec 2012
#10
He then said there were three good reasons why teachers should be allowed to carry guns....
Tommy_Carcetti
Dec 2012
#15
So teachers must now go through military training as a condition of employment
horsedoc
Dec 2012
#23
Teachers should buy their own guns and work as unpaid and untrained security guards.
BrightKnight
Dec 2012
#28