I realize most teachers are pussies who wouldn't shoot a psycho even if he were coming at them with a knife. Maybe if we made Boot Camp mandatory before entering teacher's college they might be able to defend themselves and deal with unruly students. Might not vote Democrap either!
The Libtard response to school shootings is "prevention", meaning gun control = banning "assault weapons". Pointless because a shooter can empty a handgun and reload several times a minute. Buy one in Mexico if they get banned. Even old hunting rifles were semi-automatic.
The Libtard will respond with ban all guns! That will result in violent revolution solving the Libtard problem once and for all.
Why force it on them, though? If grocery store shootings were rampant in America, should all workers be forced to carry guns as well? You didn't sign up for that? What if mental institutions were an easy target for shootings? Should all the doctors there carry a gun knowing there are a bunch of mentally ill people around? I'm not liberal or conservative, but your comments seem too black and white and your use of the term "libtard" is just childish.
I think that depends on what part of the country you’re in. In the North East for example arming teachers has near zero support from teachers.
Maybe if certain states have overwhelming support for arming teachers they should. Different states different solutions. Just don’t be surprised if students choose not to attend your to schools because of the guns.
Thankfully, those 14 students and 3 teachers laid down their lives last week, just to protect your Second Amendment.
Thankfully, those 12 students and 1 teacher laid down their lives at Columbine High School, just to protect your Second Amendment.
Thankfully, those 20 students and 6 teachers laid down their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary School, just to protect your Second Amendment.
Thankfully, those 32 students and staff members laid down their lives at Virginia Tech, just to protect your Second Amendment.
After sending the families 'thoughts and prayers', exactly how often do you send thanks to their families, friends and survivors for their heroic accomplishments of being gunned down in cold blood - just to protect your Second Amendment?
I simply pointed out that more than 78 people have laid down their lives to protect your second amendment, and asked how often you thank their survivors for their heroic deed - after you offer your obligatory 'thoughts and prayers'.
A comment as ignorant as that could only be an attempt at trolling. Some estimates state that as many as 1/5 people in the US have undiagnosed mental illness. So let’s lock up 60 million people, problem solved.
You're including every mental affliction under the sun. Psychosis affects about 3% of Americans, or roughly 10 million people. They should be locked up and sterilized.
"Mentally ill people should be locked up. Problem solved."
Then Paul Ryan would be President.
But going back to the original question, which you keep avoiding: How often do you thank the survivors of those students for being gunned down in the past 20 years to protect your Second Amendment?
It has everything to do with your 2A rights. If the 2A had more restrictions and we had better gun control in our country, those kids would be alive today.
But the NRA and the Rethuglikkans don't want that - so be thankful to those kids...and the kids who will be inevitable victims of the future.
The only gun control measure capable of stopping gun deaths is mass confiscation. Confiscating guns is only possible if you repeal the Second Amendment. Pretty simple concept to understand.
It is 100% true. The idea that universal background checks and assault weapons bans will significantly reduce gun deaths is laughable. Nothing short of mass confiscation will achieve your goals.
In the old days, Cruz would've been involuntarily committed to an institution long before he could hurt anyone. This is much harder today thanks to the deinstitutionalization movement. Thanks liberals!
Cruz was able to buy a weapon because he wasn't institutionalized. His teachers should've been able to have him committed. Anyone with a brain can see that.
"Cruz was able to buy a weapon because he wasn't institutionalized."
Doc, what was his dx to have him institutionalized?
Cruz was able to buy a gun because it's his second amendment right to do so, and the NRA made sure he exercised his right - mentally ill or not. The NRA has fought the fight not to have gun control - so be proud....and visit the graves of those kids every once in a while, and thank them for protecting your second amendment. It's the least you can do.