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Igel

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10. It was a former student.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 3, 2018, 06:50 AM

Apr 2018

Who brought in his gun and ammo magazines in a backpack.

Notice that the metal detectors probably wouldn't have done much.

Nor an improved background check.

The MD shooter was underage and couldn't legally buy the gun he used.

Parkland's a rare event. Trying to stop it by means of what the school does is pretty pointless, to be honest. Thing is, the parents and students scream, "We need to have the kids be sheltered and made safe." How do you do that in the school? You can't just sit there, you need to do something.

A local school here put in metal detectors after the school board had just finished saying "no" to metal detectors and reversing itself after a fatal stabbing. "This will keep out kids safe," everybody said. Except that the stabbing was done with a ceramic knife that metal detectors wouldn't have picked up. The stabbing was also an exceedingly rare event.

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God, this is it. Police state. [View all] DemocracyMouse Apr 2018 OP

My grandson has to walk through a metal detector at his high school AJT Apr 2018 #1

Does he accept it as normal?Has he ever known the exquisite feeling of being considered trustworthy? DemocracyMouse Apr 2018 #2

He accepts it. It's sad because it is a decent school. AJT Apr 2018 #4

Your grandson will be a better human for going to the public school. democratisphere Apr 2018 #27

Disgusting. cilla4progress Apr 2018 #3

And the expense rolls into the per student cost exboyfil Apr 2018 #5

I'm reminded of how after the theater shooting in Colorado, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #6

It was a former student. Igel Apr 2018 #10

And of course the possibility of no guns PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #11

"Personally I'd confiscate them all. " MichMary Apr 2018 #13

Not sure. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #18

Australia MichMary Apr 2018 #20

And they don't have mass gun murders. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #21

You're right MichMary Apr 2018 #23

Not sure how much better the system needs to be. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #29

Maybe less "identifying" and more "treating" the mentally ill MichMary Apr 2018 #31

And that's hardly unusual. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2018 #35

" It's time for a nonviolent revolution. " sfwriter Apr 2018 #7

Amen to that! DemocracyMouse Apr 2018 #16

Like the one that had 65M people voting for one candidate but the one with lesser votes 'won'? ck4829 Apr 2018 #26

We had a presidential election in 2016. elocs Apr 2018 #30

Single points of entry lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #8

It's common in a lot of places. Igel Apr 2018 #9

Clear bags do not equal police state SCantiGOP Apr 2018 #19

If they really wanted to be safe, they'd install metal detectors on the school buses Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #12

What about MichMary Apr 2018 #14

metal detectors in every doorway! Blue_Adept Apr 2018 #15

Clear backpacks + metal detectors are not what the constitution means by a "well regulated militia" DemocracyMouse Apr 2018 #17

The original intent MichMary Apr 2018 #22

I'm not all that angry about MichMary Apr 2018 #24

It makes no sense and would not have stopped Cruz alarimer Apr 2018 #25

Guns are not going to be banned MichMary Apr 2018 #33

Maybe, but these events will continue unless they are banned. alarimer Apr 2018 #34

Who knew AR-15's can fit in back-packs C_U_L8R Apr 2018 #28

He had loaded magazines in a backpack MichMary Apr 2018 #32