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Aug 15 2008, 02:32 PM
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![]() Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/ts_nm/texas_guns_dc
QUOTE HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Texas school district will let teachers bring guns to class this fall, the district's superintendent said on Friday, in what experts said appeared to be a first in the United States.
The board of the small rural Harrold Independent School District unanimously approved the plan and parents have not objected, said the district's superintendent, David Thweatt. School experts backed Thweatt's claim that Harrold, a system of about 110 students 150 miles northwest of Fort Worth, may be the first to let teachers bring guns to the classroom. Thweatt said it is a matter of safety. "We have a lock-down situation, we have cameras, but the question we had to answer is, 'What if somebody gets in? What are we going to do?" he said. "It's just common sense." Teachers who wish to bring guns will have to be certified to carry a concealed handgun in Texas and get crisis training and permission from school officials, he said. -------------------- |
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Aug 15 2008, 02:38 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
I know some will hate me for saying so, but I think this is a good thing. Fuck gun-free zones!
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Aug 15 2008, 02:40 PM
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![]() Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
I know some will hate me for saying so, but I think this is a good thing. Fuck gun-free zones! Agree 100%, as long as they keep consistent with the above mentioned training requirements. -------------------- |
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Aug 15 2008, 03:03 PM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
I was under the impression the schools being gun free zones was a state law. If it is, I don't see how a school district can make this decision on their own. Not against it though. Just can't imagine where the teacher would carry it. I guess an ankle holster?
-------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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Aug 15 2008, 03:06 PM
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![]() New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
dumb.
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Aug 15 2008, 03:12 PM
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![]() Group: Moderators Posts: 1,591 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 31 |
ticking time bomb
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Aug 15 2008, 03:40 PM
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![]() GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
I was under the impression the schools being gun free zones was a state law. If it is, I don't see how a school district can make this decision on their own. Not against it though. Just can't imagine where the teacher would carry it. I guess an ankle holster? you can carry a concealed handgun anywhere on your body that people can't see it. i found out when i took my concealed handgun course alot of older guys and ladies will stick their smaller guns in their hats. -------------------- |
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Aug 15 2008, 03:46 PM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 20-February 07 Member No.: 721 |
What's another word for awesome?
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Aug 15 2008, 04:04 PM
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I was raised on the dairy, BITCH! Group: Members Posts: 3,080 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Cedar Park Member No.: 49 |
now teachers will be shooting students!
-------------------- "Ah, y'know it's funny, these people they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good. They wake up the next day and they're on fire."
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Aug 15 2008, 08:20 PM
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![]() Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
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Aug 15 2008, 11:28 PM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
you can carry a concealed handgun anywhere on your body that people can't see it. i found out when i took my concealed handgun course alot of older guys and ladies will stick their smaller guns in their hats. Yeah, but when I think of small pea shooter, protection is not the first thing that comes to mind. I guess there are plenty of places to conceal a weapon on your person. Just seems like it'd be cumbersome but a worthy trade-off. If someone came into my school, my classroom would be the second one they hit. I've certainly thought about it but have resigned myself to the fact that there's nothing I can do if it happens. If I die, then I die and hopefully I will have served my purpose in life by that time. -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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Aug 15 2008, 11:38 PM
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![]() GORILLA FLUFFER Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
Yeah, but when I think of small pea shooter, protection is not the first thing that comes to mind. I guess there are plenty of places to conceal a weapon on your person. Just seems like it'd be cumbersome but a worthy trade-off. If someone came into my school, my classroom would be the second one they hit. I've certainly thought about it but have resigned myself to the fact that there's nothing I can do if it happens. If I die, then I die and hopefully I will have served my purpose in life by that time. the size of the gun doesn't dictate the size of the bullet.... my grandfather's derringers were all .45 cal and .357 magnum, or even 410 or 20 gauge shotgun shell.... -------------------- |
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Aug 16 2008, 10:12 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
the size of the gun doesn't dictate the size of the bullet.... my grandfather's derringers were all .45 cal and .357 magnum, or even 410 or 20 gauge shotgun shell.... That's a pretty ignorant statement. You're not shooting a .45 cal bullet out of a .22 cal barrel, but the size of the barrel definitely relates to the size of the gun. Hell, the term "pea shooter" relates to the diameter of the barrel more than anything. Now, nitpick aside, I understand what you're getting at. You were talking about length of gun when I was talking about girth. -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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Aug 16 2008, 11:09 AM
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![]() Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
That is logical James. We should go shooting next time we all get together!
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Aug 16 2008, 11:47 AM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
That is logical James. We should go shooting next time we all get together! I went with Mike last time he was here. I sucked it up with the pistol as I'd never shot one before (Yeah, I know. "Your dad's a cop, why'd you never shoot a pistol?!"), but did well with the rifle. I should develop a taste in an expensive hobby like shooting. -------------------- Spam? Isn't that something poor people eat?
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