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http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10....ap/index.html
Arm the teachers??MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- A state lawmaker, worried about a recent string of deadly school shootings, suggested arming teachers, principals and other school personnel as a safety measure and a deterrent.
It might not be politically correct, but it has worked effectively in other countries, Republican Rep. Frank Lasee said Wednesday.
"To make our schools safe for our students to learn, all options should be on the table," he said. "Israel and Thailand have well-trained teachers carrying weapons and keeping their children safe from harm. It can work in Wisconsin."
In Thailand, where officials have been waging a bloody fight with Muslim separatists for the last two years, some teachers carry weapons for self defense as they are viewed as part of the government. In Israel, teachers are not allowed to carry weapons in the school, but security guards at the entrances are armed.
Lasee said he planned to introduce legislation that would allow school personnel to carry concealed weapons. He stressed that it would hinge on school staff members getting strict training on the use of the weapons, and he acknowledged he would have to work around a federal law that bans guns on school grounds.
The director of school safety for Milwaukee Public Schools, Pete Pochowski, opposed the idea.
"Statistically, the safest place for a child to be is in school," Pochowski said. "We have problems in our schools, but not to the point where we need to arm our teachers and principals."
Last week, a 15-year-old Wisconsin student was arrested in the shooting death of Weston Schools Principal John Klang. The criminal complaint said the teen brought guns to school to confront students, teachers and the principal.
Seriously, HOW STUPID CAN ONE PERSON BE??
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Most of my teachers in grade school couldn't even operate a VCR...and we're supposed to trust them with a firearm?
think I saw where Charlton Heston will be stepping down from his role at the NRA and they are trying to get Tom Selleck to be his replacement.
Three Men and a Bazooka?
Anybody remember that scene in Family Guy where Peter couldn't die because death was at the Griffin's house with a bad ankle.
Well, in the bar scene, when Peter won't die, EVERYBODY starts shooting each other but nobody is hurt (just holes with blood).
Well, I kind of imagine that's what it'd be like if teachers had guns - except people would be dying.
Tom Selleck? Sales of Colt .45's will rise sharply.
Oh, to mooch off a rich romance novelist guest house and Ferarri and solve crimes in Hawaii. No one will ever convince me that isn't a good way to live your life.
Maybe they could give them crash courses on how to aim at kids, too.
Fixed, just like my elections
I will endorse this Bill.
I will call it ...No Child Left Alive
edit: Thanks to boutons, my fellow liberal buddy
Last edited by George W Bush; 10-05-2006 at 11:50 PM.
"No Child Left Alive"
This plan is currently having some good progress in Iraq.
Yep, Debra with a handgun
Great idea, that way the sickos don't have to bring their own weapons to school, they can just take the teachers weapon and start firing.
Why don't they just hire off-duty police or some other security personnel like some of the schools in my district?
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