First they came for the cigarette ...
Then the gun ...
And now the raincoat ...
What's next?
Posted on 05/21/2018 3:12:56 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Hugh Hewitt suggests schools ban trench coats after Texas shooting
Jacqueline Thomsen 2 hrs ago
MSNBC host and conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt on Monday suggested that schools ban trench coats days after a gunman reportedly wearing a trench coat opened fire at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school.
Hewitt, speaking on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" on Salem Radio Network on Monday in a clip posted by Media Matters, noted that the suspected shooter allegedly did not use an assault-style rifle. He instead used a shotgun and a .38 revolver belonging to his father, according to authorities.
Hewitt said that measures like universal background checks and a ban on assault-style weapons - as he said Democrats often call for in the wake of mass shooting - likely would not have prevented the Texas shooting.
"Point being, this is about identifying and segregating individuals away from guns who are not in the position to own them with due process protection," Hewitt said.
He said that local officials and politicians should take steps to identify those individuals.
"To the teachers and administrators out there, the trench coat is kind of a giveaway. You might just say no more trench coats. The creepy people, make a list, check it twice," Hewitt said.
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First they came for the cigarette ...
Then the gun ...
And now the raincoat ...
What's next?
No more bullying!
Exactly, ignoring the kid in a trench coat in 90+ degree weather. The Columbine killers wore trench coats and looks like this was as close to a copy of that as it gets.
Now I thought he was being facetious.
Ban trenchcoats to stop school shootings?
Makes about as much sense as trying to stop jihadist attacks by banning white vans !
Who the hell wears a trench coat in Texas ?
Flashers and Murderers!
Nobody in their right mind other than that.
“First they came for the cigarette ...
Then the gun ...
And now the raincoat ...
What’s next?”
I’ll take “toxic” masculinity for $1000, please.
I think sarcasm is involved.
“Ban all guns in movies, tv and video games. “
Why?? Try disciplining children to not act out in the first place. Guns used to be in schools. My dad used to take his gun to school. There weren’t shootings in schools because kids were actually disciplined.
It’s called a dress code.
YEP...ban PUBLIC schools....this seems to be their problem
Well the chirrun would be better off than the current indoc centers.
Hunh...Hugh is pretending to be conservative this week. Long time Hewitt watchers aren’t fooled.
Common denominator. Schools. Ban schools.
Schools have traditionally been small local affairs that were controlled by parents.
The rise of the large urban school and then then the department of education, has led to very large schools that have much federal control and little local control, let along parental control.
With the rise of the Internet, small local schools make plenty of sense.
The purpose of schools should be to educate, not indoctrinate. If there is to be indoctrination, it should be in favor of basic civic responsibilities, the structure and role of the Constitutional government, and the necessity of checks and balances in government.
How sublime. What genius. And you know with Hugh Hewitt proposing this and not some dastardly Republican, that it just can't be profiling. In fact, maybe this "reasoning" should be followed to its logical conclusion; gut the inside of all schools so they are just one giant room, ban all clothing and any other material inside schools. That way every school day students, faculty, staff, and visitors would all be inside giant nudist rooms.
What a wonderful liberal solution. Everything would be banned so everyone would be safe. And no one would have to be responsible because liberals made the world wonderfully safe for them! Because who would possibly view an undefended sheeple pen as a target rich environment?!
Any need for a sarcasm tag?
Baby Hughie.....another thoughtful suggestion.
If your solution is to ban SOMETHING, than why not a trench coat? Why would a kid need one in the late spring in TEXAS?! Don’t let them hide a shotgun that way.
Personally, I’m all for school uniforms. No trashy clothing or t-shirts with slogans. You come to school to learn. Dress accordingly.
That would be my guess, as well.
A few years back, I used to listen to HH pretty often. Good sense of humor, fairly good perspective on conservative values, although he was a bit centrist on some things. (Major Romneyite).
I have since heard that Hugh was all in for the open borders nonsense, so (if true) we are officially in different universes.
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