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ICYMI: FL Armed Teachers Law Goes Into Effect In October
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| March 16, 2019
| Matt Vespa
Posted on 05/16/2019 11:18:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:18:53 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
Even with armed teachers....if someone wants to do harm at the school or wherever, they will be able to. The attacker always has the advantage of surprise.
No matter how well prepared the schools or wherever are, the attacker always has the advantage.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:34:11 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: ealgeone
I am pretty sure that in my part of Florida some teachers have been carrying guns in school for a long time, the thought being that if they get fired and/or go to jail for having a gun after they have shot an armed classroom invader, they are at least alive.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:36:42 AM PDT
by
arthurus
(cft)
To: Kaslin
Correction...
If the government had done its job, there is no doubt he would not have been able to LEGALLYpurchase the AR-15 rifle he used to commit the shooting.He would have still found ways to buy it illegally. Which makes arming teachers and administrators all the more important.
To: ealgeone
Incoming leftard doom and gloom narratives in 3...2...1...
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:38:57 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: ealgeone
Even with armed teachers....if someone wants to do harm at the school or wherever, they will be able to. The attacker always has the advantage of surprise.
Yes, the attacker has the surprise advantage. But, now the attacker will know when he attacks he is about to be shot in the back.
There will be less FL attacks.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:43:52 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: ealgeone
The benefit of armed teachers comes from the desire of mass shooters to be able to inflict a lot of death before being killed or killing themselves. If there is a uniformed guard that does not make the task harder. The first bullet is for the guard. If it is publicly known that teachers may be armed the attacker does not know which teacher he needs to shoot first or whether other teachers are also armed. They will look for places known to be "gun free zones." Mass murderers prefer a safe work environment. At universities it needs to be known that instructors and students may be armed.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:43:58 AM PDT
by
arthurus
(ghyu)
To: Kaslin
There has to be more on mental health This was also the viewpoint of the administrator of a major mental hospital that I met some months ago in a medium sized Florida city. Florida was, at the time I spoke with her, 50th per capita out of the 50th states in expenditures on public mental health. Patients were also being bumped out the door as quickly as possible in a false economy.
If any kind of socialized medicine is to exist at all, mental health should be important in it because if that goes to pot (not intending a pun here) the person will likely let his physical health go to pot too -- not to mention the possibility of going off one's nut and committing an atrocity like a school shooting.
But the spiritual side of life matters too. Good mental hygeine, which is encouraged by good spirituality, can forestall lapses into bad mental health. With Florida such a hotbed for Christian fundamentalist followings, I wonder why there are not more -- far more -- public ministries. I thought they would proliferate like the proverbial Hare Krishnas and Jehovah's Witnesses... but it's a "circle their own wagons" situation. This, I believe, sends the Holy Spirit into grieved doldrums.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:44:15 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(May Jesus Christ be praised.)
To: Kaslin
Are all Florida schools complying?
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:44:45 AM PDT
by
Guenevere
To: Eleutheria5
Incoming leftard doom and gloom narratives in 3...2...1... I see you are bereft of historical military knowledge or assault tactics in general.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:45:10 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: The_Media_never_lie
I hope so. I support the idea.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:45:45 AM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: The_Media_never_lie
And what attacks there are will take less victims. At least in principle.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:46:28 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(May Jesus Christ be praised.)
To: Guenevere
If it’s a state law and the teacher wants to do it and goes through whatever legal hoops the law prescribes — it doesn’t look like the school will get a choice.
It’s less likely to happen in more “liberal” areas, as fewer or maybe even no teachers will want to do that. Expect “This is not a ‘Make My Day’ school” signs and the like in such areas. Debates like this aren’t quashed quietly.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:49:09 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(May Jesus Christ be praised.)
To: ealgeone
Huh? This comment looks like the skipping of one or more logical steps.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:50:05 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(May Jesus Christ be praised.)
To: HiTech RedNeck
May the next FL school attacker RIP.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:50:46 AM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
("The media is the enemy of the American people." Democrat Pat Caddell)
To: Kaslin
Make no mistake, the chief and primary concern of the educational establishment is maintaining control: NOT the safety of the students.
They cry poor mouth while legislating any armed individual on the campus be an employee of the school. Unpaid volunteers are always welcome...except for security.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:53:24 AM PDT
by
papertyger
(You can respect women, or you can understand women: you can not do both.)
To: ealgeone
I know leftards, and they will attempt to undermine this new policy at all costs, and it will be like “incoming”.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:56:01 AM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: ealgeone
No matter how well prepared the schools or wherever are, the attacker always has the advantage. Wouldn't be much of an advantage if the attacker doesn't know the number of disposition of the defenders.
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posted on
05/16/2019 11:58:28 AM PDT
by
papertyger
(You can respect women, or you can understand women: you can not do both.)
To: Eleutheria5
I don't doubt they will.
But I know the media. The first time a shooting happens at a school with an armed teacher they will point out the failure of the program.
Then they'll find a kid who was scared to go to school because of this.
It's too predictable.
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:00:46 PM PDT
by
ealgeone
To: ealgeone
Even with armed teachers....if someone wants to do harm at the school or wherever, they will be able to. The attacker always has the advantage of surprise. No matter how well prepared the schools or wherever are, the attacker always has the advantage. These "attackers" are mentally ill and cowardly. If they know they may be shot they will look elsewhere seeking a "gun free" safe zone for them.
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posted on
05/16/2019 12:01:21 PM PDT
by
1Old Pro
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