If America had another Civil War this could be a significant cause of it.

There are areas so wedded to guns that I think there would be a real possibility of states looking to leave the Union.

Although in modern times its less likely that would lead to outright fighting.

Posted By: megson on February 22nd 2018 at 11:59:16

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Arming schoolteachers (General Chat) - Old Man, Feb 22, 11:12:22
- We are indeed fortunate the President of the USA is such an enlightened thinker (n/m) (General Chat) - Saucerer, Feb 22, 13:42:38
- Presumably each school will need to write a policy on when its okay to stick (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Feb 22, 12:31:29
  - When all this goes wrong the next stage will be to arm the children, stands to reason. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 22, 13:38:46
- I’m thinking creatively here. It doesn’t have to be guns. (General Chat) - APB, Feb 22, 11:38:30
  - Just use drones. Have one hovering above every learner. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 22, 12:14:40
    - or a pack of them robot dogs from off of out of on of Black mirror. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 22, 13:08:14
      - ... (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 22, 13:18:35
        
        ^^^ contains spoilers for those who haven't seen it (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 22, 13:22:04
  - US style professional training? (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 22, 11:49:38
    - If America had another Civil War this could be a significant cause of it. (General Chat) - megson, Feb 22, 11:59:16
  - They've already got those!!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Claygate_Canary, Feb 22, 11:47:45
    - Catapult. Every teacher worth their salt should have one in their armory. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 22, 11:49:55
      - I had the most awesome catapult as a boy (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 22, 12:48:54
- Don’t start Dumpling off. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Feb 22, 11:35:57
- discipline in the classroom should improve (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Feb 22, 11:34:44
- If my teachers had had guns I'm not sure I'd survived through my early school years... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 22, 11:29:39
  - As you come more senior in the teaching command, will you earn a bigger gun? (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 22, 11:34:43
- perhaps start off with tazers, see how that goes (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 22, 11:28:05
- Instead of chairs and desks, they should have rows of concrete pillboxes. (n/m) (General Chat) - bird table, Feb 22, 11:21:27
- Reducing gun crime by increasing the number of guns in schools. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Feb 22, 11:16:10
  - They got themselves into an impossible situation (General Chat) - Old Git, Feb 22, 11:21:00
    - How long before the first teacher to go "postal" and take out a classroom (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Feb 22, 11:31:53
      - very little stopping them now, so unlikely to materially increase the risk (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Feb 22, 11:36:21
- Making teachers soldiers as well as everything else they do is a tad odd innit. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 22, 11:14:06
  - they should bring back national service (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 22, 13:00:05
    - Stop giving him ideas Ralf. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Feb 22, 13:12:08

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