But think of the increased gun sales required to make this happen! The NRA -- JSHoo 02/22/2018 3:38PM
Marksmanship needs to be added to the curriculum of those seeking Education -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 09:26AM
Teacher's perspective -- Wahoo#22 02/22/2018 12:30PM
Other teacher perspectives... -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 5:30PM
Thanks. The voice of experience ** -- NJHoo 02/22/2018 1:41PM
I see things going the way of some of these south american countries... -- THECZAR 02/22/2018 12:44PM
I remember a story about a public school employee with a legal firearm -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 12:24PM
You forgot that the teachers must be armed with better weapons than the -- Lazarus 02/22/2018 11:30AM
So would the country with the most guns have the least gun violence? -- Hoo82 02/22/2018 10:46AM
Hard to believe the red states have higher murder rates per capita -- fphoo 02/22/2018 4:03PM
As always numbers are enlightening. Thanks for the link! ** -- Seattle .Hoo 02/22/2018 1:51PM
I agree 100%. More guns = a much safer 'Murica ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/22/2018 11:13AM
Glad you linked that article. ** -- Guy LeDouche 02/22/2018 10:58AM
Yeah, they have some solid articles. Sucks they just laid off 50 people ** -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 11:29AM
No, we have the most of both ** -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 10:47AM
Teachers with guns would greatly increase risk of accidental shooting. -- hokie in cville 02/22/2018 10:23AM
I don't care about that. ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/22/2018 10:48AM
Those don't count. They're accidents! ** -- Beerman 02/22/2018 10:34AM
Yes, of course ** -- NJHoo 02/22/2018 10:24AM
Seems obvious, right? ** -- hokie in cville 02/22/2018 12:37PM
Who's going to tell Trump there was an armed guard at the Parkland school? ** -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 10:19AM
That's different ** -- FfxStationHokie 02/22/2018 10:48AM
I've heard proposals for an armed guard at every school door -- NJHoo 02/22/2018 10:29AM
Virginia's budget is struggling to get a 2% pay raise for state workers -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 10:39AM
Well then, you're going to have to raise taxes. -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 11:13AM
Where are you getting the funding to imprison those that violate a gun ban? -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 11:10AM
States have to balance budgets. Gun buy backs would be federal. Free money. -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 11:17AM
Aww, adorableness of your free money comment aside, that doesn't even make -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 11:29AM
I haven't thought very hard about this -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 11:32AM
In the end it doesn't matter. Cost is what matters. Whether that funding -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 11:42AM
It's actually both - costs to buy back guns and enforce new rules plus -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 12:13PM
Well then, you're going to have to raise taxes. ** -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 11:15AM
Yep. And not whine if there is a racial disparity in convictions. That's -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 11:26AM
IIRC, the disparity stuff was about coke powder and crack were punished. -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 11:39AM
Some for sure, and I don't mean to imply those disparities shouldn't be -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 11:52AM
What is your proposal for the short- and intermediate-term protection of -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:41AM
Gun buybacks of assault rifles -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 10:45AM
Do you honestly think gun buybacks are going capture enough weapons to -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:55AM
Eliminate the threats? No. Reduce the threats? Yes. -- WahooMatt05 02/22/2018 11:14AM
And again, I ask, though: What do you propose in the meantime to improve -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:26AM
Matt, unless you respond "arm teachers", he won't even acknowledge -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 12:09PM
Where you have you even once addressed the question, Balz? (link please) ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 12:16PM
No link. Just read my responses to YOU. Or get someone to read them to you -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 12:32PM
Exactly as expected... ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 12:33PM
Ya know everyone can see them. You -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 1:17PM
LOL! You never once addressed my question of what to do in the short- to -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 1:18PM
Deleted** -- 111Balz 02/23/2018 07:23AM
Three times in this string alone moron -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 1:21PM
Cross training teachers is a bad idea -- 757 02/22/2018 10:06AM
If they use Wayne LaPierre for target practice, I might be willing to give -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 11:43AM
It's a right wing fantasy solution ** -- wahoo138 02/22/2018 11:36AM
At least they are offering a solution. I've yet to see anything from the -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 12:02PM
It's a right wing fantasy solution ** -- wahoo138 02/22/2018 11:36AM
Having trained individuals (teachers or otherwise) in place with the means -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 09:35AM
Notice they can't discuss the matter without the red herring -- ryno hoo 02/22/2018 12:21PM
Reality check: Voice of experience -- NJHoo 02/22/2018 10:36AM
It's doesn't have to be teachers, it can be school personnel....the point -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:39AM
Who would "school personnel" be -- NJHoo 02/22/2018 11:09AM
Who? Someone employed by the school board to act in part or in whole as -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:19AM
See you're slowly backing off the armed teacher thing...good for you. ** -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 1:34PM
It's never been about specifically arming teachers (although, as I've said -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 1:41PM
Actually no, this whole thread was about the lunacy of arming teachers. -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 4:16PM
Apparently I have been because it appears you never bother to read my posts -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 5:01PM
I lose interest when folks like attempt to change the subject. -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 10:34PM
I simply addressed your troll post. ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:12PM
To be honest with you, I don't see any good coming out of that solution. -- Guy LeDouche 02/22/2018 10:26AM
Stoneman HS had an armed security guard inside it. -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 10:18AM
They had one security officer to cover a 45 acre campus with more than 12 -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:24AM
I hope that was a rhetorical question. -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 10:27AM
I agree with you, but Rubio made a solid point against it last night in the -- Hoodafan 02/22/2018 09:45AM
That is certainly a concern, but not something that cannot be -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:15AM
Well, for starters, the teacher/guards would be outgunned. -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 09:43AM
Take out the teacher first with element of surprise. -- DanTheFan 02/22/2018 10:02AM
Or they would find a spot outside the school to pick off people -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 09:55AM
Perhaps, but using Vegas as a model, do you think he killed more -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:17AM
We'll never know if he was aiming or not. -- HowieT3 02/22/2018 10:21AM
He's wasn't "aiming" with a bump stock. With a bump stock it is -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:54AM
You assume the killers have a desire to engage in a firefight rather than -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 09:49AM
Will these teachers be equipped with military style weapons in order -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 09:57AM
Tanks and flame throwers. And they will be able to call in air support for -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 10:17AM
Nooooooooo!!!!! Run for cover. Somethings happening that night. ** -- Hokieesith 02/22/2018 10:56AM
LOL! Rational discussion with people like yourself is all but impossible. ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:27AM
If need be, there could way to safely provide for it although I would argue -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:02AM
So it seriously doesn't occur to you that a better option than -- BocaHoo91 02/22/2018 10:23AM
Fine. Ban all guns and ammo today. That does nothing whatsoever to -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:37AM
Well the gun used in Parkland was purchased fairly recently. -- BocaHoo91 02/22/2018 11:23AM
And, as I've stated in this thread time after time, assuming whatever gun -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:39AM
Well nothing will completely ELIMINATE short-, intermediate-, or even -- BocaHoo91 02/22/2018 11:59AM
But then HE would have to sacrifice ** -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 10:28AM
What do you propose to protect schools in the meantime before -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:47AM
You simply ignore everything said to you unless it supports your argument -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 10:55AM
You couldn't misrepresent my position more if you tried...but that's what -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:04AM
Maybe you should read my post. I have answered your question multiple -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 11:29AM
He has never said arm everyone in the school. In fact -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/22/2018 11:03AM
What are you talking about. Read his fifty posts on this subject ** -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 11:25AM
I have read some of them. Enough to know he didn’t say everyone -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/22/2018 11:46AM
CHH with this poster you have to start -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 1:20PM
Bullshit. ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 2:16PM
And another: -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/22/2018 11:47AM
And your post. -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/22/2018 11:51AM
Balz is just doing what Balz does best...misrepresenting other's views. ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:05AM
He’s like my mother, would argue with a signpost lol ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/22/2018 11:14AM
I AM arguing with a signpost. I should stop. But I -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 11:30AM
Sign posts are usually at least factually correct. -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 11:47AM
Circular logic at its best. ; ) ** -- Cold Hoober Hoo 02/22/2018 12:04PM
:>) well done ** -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 12:08PM
You aren't arguing with me...or at least you are not arguing with the -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:34AM
Wrong direction. All this arming makes us less safe ** -- hokeyhokie 02/22/2018 09:39AM
Are you suggesting we should disarm the police and remove armed security -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 09:40AM
Of course not. Why would anyone with even half a brain go there ** -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 09:49AM
If armed security serves a purpose for those settings, why would it not -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 09:50AM
A teacher with a 38 revolver is not "armed security". ** -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 10:01AM
Correct. A TRAINED teacher with a 28 revolver is. ** -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:05AM
You make me sick. ** -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 10:22AM
And you don't give a damn about actually improving school safety, so the -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:21AM
Unlike you, Walter Sobchak, I actually have kids in school. -- WahooRQ 02/22/2018 11:31AM
Please by all means continue to ignore real threats facing our schools and -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 11:32AM
You must live in Deadwood 150 years ago. ** -- fphoo 02/22/2018 10:10AM
ANYTHING that avoids him having to give up his manhood, er guns ** -- 111Balz 02/22/2018 10:20AM
No, I live in real world of 2018 where there are evil people who have -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:13AM
Your response to the problem is making it worse ** -- hokeyhokie 02/22/2018 10:23AM
How does providing the same type of security we use elsewhere make things -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:25AM
How about Civics and Gun safety? ** -- ConnHoo 02/22/2018 09:33AM
How about something more practical and useful to the students -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 10:07AM
In a country where there are more guns than people, gun safety training -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 10:20AM
Critical thinking would lead most folks to believe that having more guns... -- Chuck Taylor 02/22/2018 1:18PM
Not a bad idea. Both were part of the educational system in my school -- Hokie5150 02/22/2018 09:54AM