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We are lost as a nation. Bullet proof back-packs. (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Feb 2018 OP
We were forced to give non white christian males rights, and as a result Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #1
Bullseye! Takket Feb 2018 #4
Mexicans perfected this technology centuries ago Xipe Totec Feb 2018 #2
The Republican party is now controlled by American oligarchs PJMcK Feb 2018 #3
until military weapons restricted to military Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2018 #5

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)
1. We were forced to give non white christian males rights, and as a result
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 01:43 PM
Feb 2018

we have entire political parties and economic systems dedicated to resisting that, no mater what.

ALL of this is traced to that.

PJMcK

(22,047 posts)
3. The Republican party is now controlled by American oligarchs
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 02:01 PM
Feb 2018

Their sole ambition is to diminish everything and everyone so that they can increase their obscene wealth.

How else can you describe the rape of the United States?

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,403 posts)
5. until military weapons restricted to military
Sat Feb 17, 2018, 02:09 PM
Feb 2018

It may take a while to overcome the corrupting influence of NRA's campaign contributions. Until that time...

To avoid having bullet proof vests becoming the national school uniform, would it do any good to have kevlar curtains that can drop over every classroom door?

Bullet proof curtains to drop across hallways when the emergency button is hit?

Bullet proof emergency shelter tents in classrooms?

Disable fire alarm switches in hallways so would-be killers can't use them to lure kids from classrooms?

Metal detectors at every entrance coupled to automatic doors?

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