NRA - Put Armed Good Guys In All Schools

[Greed and Death]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20815130

The US has observed a moment of silence for the 26 victims of the Connecticut school shooting, as a gun lobby group called for armed security at schools.

Bells in Newtown tolled 26 times, one week after 20 children and six adults died at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

In Washington, the National Rifle Association called for "good guys" to be armed for "absolute protection".

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Good idea? Or bad?

I say bad...not good to have more guns in schools. What good would it do?

Good guys you mean like school police officers ?
I thought most schools already had these.

[Big Jim P]

Agreed. And advocating for teachers and students to carry weapons into school is not even unreasonable. It's irresponsible.

Agreed, arming teachers seems like a really bad call. If for no other reason than we'd probably see an increase in teachers killing their students (particularly in middle school and high school classrooms).

I am not joking.

High school for sure.

[Choronzon]

Undoubtedly, and no one is saying otherwise. But pretending like our current gun laws are ok, or even worse demanding that discussing them be off the table, is not reasonable.

As is a blanket assumption that guns are nothing but killing machines

I didn't say "nothing." I didn't trivialize the importance of things like guns. But they are killing machines. Thats what they're designed to do. Thats the deterrence factor the NRA is always talking about, isn't it?

and need to be banned.

Please show me where I have advocated banning guns. Its probably around the area where I said that I thought killing was always wrong.

[Liriena]

Undoubtedly, and no one is saying otherwise. But pretending like our current gun laws are ok, or even worse demanding that discussing them be off the table, is not reasonable.

As is a blanket assumption that guns are nothing but killing machines and need to be banned.

But...guns ARE killing machines. Why else do we make them for?

[Rynatia]

As is a blanket assumption that guns are nothing but killing machines and need to be banned.

But...guns ARE killing machines. Why else do we make them for?

For little children to play with, obviously.

[Big Jim P]

As is a blanket assumption that guns are nothing but killing machines

I didn't say "nothing." I didn't trivialize the importance of things like guns. But they are killing machines. Thats what they're designed to do.

and need to be banned.

Please show me where I have advocated banning guns. Its probably around the area where I said that I thought killing was always wrong.

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

[Rynatia]

I didn't say "nothing." I didn't trivialize the importance of things like guns. But they are killing machines. Thats what they're designed to do.

Please show me where I have advocated banning guns. Its probably around the area where I said that I thought killing was always wrong.

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

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[Choronzon]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

[Bafuria]

As is a blanket assumption that guns are nothing but killing machines and need to be banned.

But...guns ARE killing machines. Why else do we make them for?

Making holes in paper is the most popular activity with firearms.

[Napkiraly]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

Paintball guns.

[Rynatia]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

He could argue a stun gun but that would be nit picking and stupid.

[Vareiln]

As is a blanket assumption that guns are nothing but killing machines and need to be banned.

But...guns ARE killing machines. Why else do we make them for?

Target shooting, hunting(Which is still killing, I'll give you), and whenever you need to send any object down a distance at a very high velocity.

[Galloism]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

Stun-guns?

[Liriena]

But...guns ARE killing machines. Why else do we make them for?

Making holes in paper is the most popular activity with firearms.

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[Bafuria]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

This one, for instance.

[Choronzon]

Target shooting

The purpose of target shooting is to make one a better shot with a killing machine.

[Vareiln]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

Airsoft guns, paintball guns, flare guns, most coil guns.

[Rynatia]

But...guns ARE killing machines. Why else do we make them for?

Target shooting, hunting(Which is still killing, I'll give you), and whenever you need to send any object down a distance at a very high velocity.

What's the point of target shooting if you don't intend on killing something?

[Big Jim P]

No, not all guns are designed to kill.

What guns are not designed to kill?

Benchrest rifles, target pistols.

[Choronzon]

What guns are not designed to kill?

This one, for instance.

You'll have to be more specific.

[Bafuria]

Target shooting, hunting(Which is still killing, I'll give you), and whenever you need to send any object down a distance at a very high velocity.

What's the point of target shooting if you don't intend on killing something?

Fun.

[Allied states of Gregland]

Hey guys I have a crazy idea! Let's make gun laws tighter instead of putting trained killers in every algebra class. 95% of all school shooting occur in the united states. The reason is that all the gun toting loonies run the us.

[Choronzon]

What guns are not designed to kill?

Benchrest rifles, target pistols.

They exist to make one a better shot with a killing machine.

[Vareiln]

The purpose of target shooting is to make one a better shot with a killing machine.

Or, you know, for fun.
The very same reason why some people practice fencing or kendo.

[Vareiln]

Benchrest rifles, target pistols.

They exist to make one a better shot with a killing machine.

Just the slightest question here:
Have you ever shot or even handled a gun? At all?