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flying_wahini

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6. Or so Bubba can shoot someone ("legally") and be a HERO!

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 29, 2019, 06:22 PM

Aug 2019

I live in Texas where there are lots of rednecks armed and loaded.
The women talk about how afraid they are and the men think they are going to be on
the news for heroism. They are just itching to shoot someone.

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My mom has been a teacher for 30 years. Now, because of mass shootings, this is part of her... [View all] demmiblue Aug 2019 OP

Price we must pay so Bubba can have gunz that get him tingly all over. Hoyt Aug 2019 #1

My my the places those guns have travel! Brainfodder Aug 2019 #4

Oh, boy..... paleotn Aug 2019 #21

Or so Bubba can shoot someone ("legally") and be a HERO! flying_wahini Aug 2019 #6

Trump & guns thenelm1 Aug 2019 #27

I wonder if this will become part of the teacher education program in colleges? rurallib Aug 2019 #2

That, and pistol and rifle target training Wednesdays Aug 2019 #7

I'm going to be sceptical. Igel Aug 2019 #13

There is no good reason that any teacher should have to learn this/ TNNurse Aug 2019 #25

It's so weird that this is happening in the age of helicopter parenting renate Aug 2019 #3

Helicopter parenting is the problem. ManiacJoe Aug 2019 #10

When I was in school during WWII the teachers had to virgogal Aug 2019 #5

Remember those "Duck and Cover" drills packman Aug 2019 #8

And it was shown on tv sporadically. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2019 #11

I did those during the Cuban missile crisis Omaha Steve Aug 2019 #17

I never had those, I always lived right near an Air Force Base. demigoddess Aug 2019 #20

I can't believe the pro-gun voting block is as big as teachers and people with kids. world wide wally Aug 2019 #9

That's what "freedom" looks like. JDC Aug 2019 #12

Exactly! Duppers Aug 2019 #14

😥 Duppers Aug 2019 #15

We had tornado drills! n/t aggiesal Aug 2019 #16

I teach high school. Music Man Aug 2019 #18

Our new normal is sheer terror lunatica Aug 2019 #19

I think it's time to start infringing on gun rights. Initech Aug 2019 #22

mass protests handmade34 Aug 2019 #23

#Repeal2 Gore1FL Aug 2019 #24

My daughter just began a teaching career ALBliberal Aug 2019 #26

I'm sad your Mom (and all of us) have to deal with this. This violence is uniquely American. Evolve Dammit Aug 2019 #28

Combat pay for teachers and kids. NT booksenkatz Aug 2019 #29