800 Faculty and 1700 students receiving hockey pucks to carry / to thwart shooters
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Faculty members at Oakland University in suburban Detroit have received hockey pucks and are being trained to use them to potentially thwart active shooters.
WDIV-TV reports the American Association of University Professors distributed pucks to its 800 members.
Faculty members at Oakland University in suburban Detroit have received hockey pucks and are being trained to use them to potentially thwart active shooters. Photo: Walik/Getty Images
Faculty members at Oakland University in suburban Detroit have received hockey pucks and are being trained to use them to potentially thwart active shooters.
University Police Chief Mark Gordon says to fight effectively, faculty and students need to be prepared to throw heavy objects that will cause a distraction. Gordon says pucks fit the bill and can conveniently be carried in brief cases or backpacks.
The faculty union also is working with student groups to distribute an additional 1,700 pucks to students.
https://www.sfgate.com/news/education/article/Faculty-trained-to-use-hockey-pucks-to-thwart-13425758.php
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Somebody had to say it. 
Who comes up with these goofball ideas? 
and a rock would be cheaper.
Easier to throw a sphere than a short cylinder.
Sid
