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Title: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: 240B on March 23, 2018, 08:41:15 pm
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Luis Miguel
March 23, 2018

Yes, they’re serious.

The superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district told state lawmakers that his students are trained to protect themselves against mass shooters with rocks, and that buckets of river stones are placed in every classroom, KTVI reports.

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Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: WingNot on March 23, 2018, 08:50:34 pm
Next thing you know they will tell Rape Victims to urinate on themselves before the attack
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: guitar4jesus on March 23, 2018, 08:53:24 pm
Next thing you know they will tell Rape Victims to urinate on themselves before the attack

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Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: GtHawk on March 23, 2018, 08:55:49 pm
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Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: 240B on March 23, 2018, 09:15:14 pm
On the one side Liberals say that a pistol is too impotent to hurt anybody or stop a shooter.
On the other side they want to ban pistols as being 'too dangerous for the common public'.

Well, which is it? Are they ineffective pea shooters, or are they dangerous implements of war? They can't be both.

Only a demented Liberal mind could possibly think this way.
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: Free Vulcan on March 23, 2018, 09:35:46 pm
So bigger projectiles at slower speeds like rocks - good. Smaller projectiles at higher speeds like bullets - bad. Got it.

Perfect illustration of leftist scams. They hate guns, pure and simple, because few guns means govt can push it's citizens around more and eliminate any who opposite.

Just more of the spawn of Stalin not falling far from the tree.
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: Gefn on March 24, 2018, 01:59:48 am
Wow. I'm having flashbacks to reading Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: roamer_1 on March 24, 2018, 04:11:50 am
Never bring a knife to a gunfight.

Seems that would apply all the more to a bucket of rocks.
 **nononono* *****rollingeyes*****
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: musiclady on March 24, 2018, 04:19:49 am
Leftists........ dumber than a box of.........
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: roamer_1 on March 24, 2018, 04:42:30 am
Leftists........ dumber than a box of.........

hammers? :P
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: 240B on March 24, 2018, 08:51:01 am
Liberal loopy logic at work. We know that rocks are what they call "safe". So we give safe stuff to people to defend themselves. Would they give each student a Glock 9MM? No. Because they know that will kill you.

So they are deliberately giving these kids 'rocks', because they know that they are 'safe'. Yeah sure. That's what I need. A 'safe' way to stop somebody from killing me. Idiots and fools all of them. Liberals are the reason that these people do what they do. Liberals are idiots.

I'm telling you for real. Only a demented Liberal mind could possibly think this way. They are mentally messed up. They really are.
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: Gefn on March 24, 2018, 10:55:30 am
I’m hiding my pet rock. He’s not safe.

(Yes, my dad bought me a pet rock when they were the big thing. Yes I still have him) he’s my buddy!

But seriously, this is an idea that just screams “Edsel” or some other epic fail. But it’s good to strengthen your arm muscles carrying heavy weights! :)
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: mountaineer on March 24, 2018, 12:07:15 pm
Wow. I'm having flashbacks to reading Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"
Good catch!  :laugh:
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: goatprairie on March 24, 2018, 01:54:48 pm
On the one side Liberals say that a pistol is too impotent to hurt anybody or stop a shooter.
On the other side they want to ban pistols as being 'too dangerous for the common public'.

Well, which is it? Are they ineffective pea shooters, or are they dangerous implements of war? They can't be both.

Only a demented Liberal mind could possibly think this way.
You are correct. I've noticed quite a few comments from liberals who are absolutely sure that a handgun is worthless against a person armed with an "assault" rifle.
When they do, I like to mention the incident in Texas a year or so ago when several jihadis armed with automatic rifles drove up to a building where a speech was being given by some conservative speaker.
The place was guarded by two security guards armed with handguns.
As the jihadis got out their car they began firing at the security guards who were outside the building. One of the guards shot both jihadis with his handgun killing one and wounding the other.
And this was not in a confined space, this was outside of a building where supposedly it was easier for a person with a rifle to defeat a person armed with a handgun.
The incident proved that a trained person with a handgun can defeat a person or persons armed with automatic rifles.
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: mountaineer on March 24, 2018, 03:10:36 pm
From Blue Lives Matter:
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... Blue Lives Matter's Editor-in-Chief reviewed the idea and offered some support.

"It's actually not as stupid as it may sound to arm students with rocks," he said. "Normally, they'd be trained to barricade in the classroom, and if the shooter makes entry, throw books or other objects and then attempt to swarm the gunman. Rocks could be a more effective alternative to books. It's great that the school is getting some modern training."

"Although it's not clear why adults in the school wouldn't take responsibility to be armed with more modern weapons," he added. ...
More (https://www.themaven.net/bluelivesmatter/news/pa-superintendent-gives-every-class-rocks-to-throw-at-active-shooter-HAN_jEebYU-dVdufBH8m4w?full=1)
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: GtHawk on March 24, 2018, 05:10:49 pm
Give the kids a chance with something that rocks, instead of rocks!

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Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: roamer_1 on March 24, 2018, 06:03:23 pm
Give the kids a chance with something that rocks, instead of rocks!

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I took a deer with one of those a couple years before I got sick... used the black bands and modified to to rest a crossbow bolt... I can pull 55lbs with all that.
Title: Re: What? School district arms students with buckets of rocks to thwart potential killers
Post by: berdie on March 25, 2018, 01:56:51 am
BizPac Review
Luis Miguel
March 23, 2018

Yes, they’re serious.

The superintendent of a Pennsylvania school district told state lawmakers that his students are trained to protect themselves against mass shooters with rocks, and that buckets of river stones are placed in every classroom, KTVI reports.

(https://i2.wp.com/www.bizpacreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bucket-rocks-stones.png?resize=640%2C426&ssl=1)

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https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/03/23/what-school-district-arms-students-with-buckets-of-rocks-to-thwart-potential-killers-616509 (https://www.bizpacreview.com/2018/03/23/what-school-district-arms-students-with-buckets-of-rocks-to-thwart-potential-killers-616509)


well, I guess it's better than nothing. Not much better.