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“If it’s crazy to call for putting police in and securing our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy”
He added that the United States is now spending to train $2 billion police officers in Iraq and asked why federal funds could not be spent to train school guards to protect school in the United States.
“I know there’s a media machine in this country that wants to blame guns every time something happens,” he said, but he insisted that an armed guard might have been able to stop Adam Lanza, the killer in Connecticut.
LaPierre said, “We have no national database of these lunatics” and complained that de-institutionalization of the mentally ill had put too many dangerous people on the streets of America. “These monsters walk the streets,” LaPierre said.
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Crazy is the central component of the whole thing…
Aplombed on December 23, 2012 at 12:14 PM
(Democrat) President Bill Clinton proposed the same thing as LaPierre right after Columbine. Don’t recall anyone on the Left calling him “crazy”.
Israel has armed security in their schools, but of course to the Left they’re sub-human, and America is above all that.
Del Dolemonte on December 23, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Why do the liberals who oppose school security hate children?
HarryBackside on December 23, 2012 at 12:17 PM
We can afford money to put cops in schools, but can’t afford new text books, professional development for teachers, higher salaries to attract the truly talented, school construction to ensure small classrooms and music and arts programs? Explain that one to me.
libfreeordie on December 23, 2012 at 12:20 PM
Liberal logic.
Rebar on December 23, 2012 at 12:25 PM
So, new text books, professional development for teachers, higher salaries to attract the truly talented, school construction to ensure small classrooms and music and arts programs? are more important to you than children’s safety? See, I can use liberal talking points too.
Clink on December 23, 2012 at 12:29 PM
I’m pro-Choice when it comes to guns.
Greg Toombs on December 23, 2012 at 12:30 PM
No, we can’t afford money to put cops in schools. Washington is the capital of Broke-istan.
We are bankrupt and it’s getting worse by the day.
The abolition of gun free zones and the (voluntary) arming of teachers and administrators what’s needed.
As for the rest, they are the responsibility of of the local and state school systems, not the federal government. Federal involvement is a major factor in the pitiful state of our schools.
single stack on December 23, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Strawman alert.
Greg Toombs on December 23, 2012 at 12:31 PM
Better yet, why don’t you explain to us how all of your Leftist educational wet dreams chronicled above would prevent another Newtown from taking place.
Especially since Newtown itself pays its teachers much more than they pay any other town employees, and has over the years implemented many of the ideas you outline above.
Del Dolemonte on December 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM
How about cameras at the door that not go to a room in the school but direct to the police station or a central location under control of the National Guard. If someone can see a person shooting the door it would not take 20 minutes to get the cops there as all they got was a 911 phone call.
tjexcite on December 23, 2012 at 12:33 PM
Guess who else has been calling for armed guards in schools? MoveOn(dot)org:
Crazy? Hardly.
petefrt on December 23, 2012 at 12:34 PM
How about simply allowing teachers and adminstrators who volunteer to be trained to Carry Concealed weapons? That makes too much sense doesn’t it.
PierreLegrand on December 23, 2012 at 12:36 PM
I am a computer technician for my local school district by trade, and if I were allowed to carry, I would. Those post-Columbine “emergency” (read shooter in the school) drills always scare the crap out of me. I’d like to feel that if one day it is not a drill, I have a better option than attempting to bash the brains in of some crazy bastard with a gun.
Sekhmet on December 23, 2012 at 12:39 PM
We can afford all of that now. Unfortunately, the education establishment is more concerned about using that money to add more high priced administrators, than using education funds on things that actually help children learn.
HarryBackside on December 23, 2012 at 12:41 PM
Oopsies.
rogerb on December 23, 2012 at 12:48 PM
It most likely wouldn’t work.
Seems like crazed killers are not “crazed” enough to not pick out soft targets. If a target is armed, he/she will just pick one that is not. The only general protection is to have people in the general population to be able to carry legal and licensed arms.
Not a perfect solution, but what is?
Mimzey on December 23, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Explained.
Shy Guy on December 23, 2012 at 1:13 PM
I was just watching a video of Feinstein’s Friday press conference. She said that 2/3 of schools already have armed security, and she supports individual school districts of they decide to add police.
But then all the progs are saying the NRA’s proposal is literally crazy.
These people are running on pure, raw unfiiltered emotion, mostly hate.
You should see the headlines on the Ny Post and Daily News. Deranged.
juliesa on December 23, 2012 at 1:14 PM
Correction: 1/3 of public schools have armed security, not 2/3, according to diFi.
juliesa on December 23, 2012 at 1:19 PM
Dear Morons,
Once you federalize the protection of schools you have federalized curriculum, admissions, food etc. You think Michelle Obama food plan sucks now? Yes there are federal standards now but wait until your kids are being force-fed “healthy food” at gunpoint. Wait until they are compelled to report what’s in their parents’ medicine cabinets, purses and glove-boxes. Wait until they are forced to report on your protection AKA guns.
A better option is for local neighbors to pool their funds and pay for security. Group buy security services much like many people do with insurance, food supplies etc.
Open your eyes. The right is overreacting just as badly as the left.
Wayne LaPierre called for a national database of American citizens based on their mental health. FAIL!
Occam’s razor is a shank.
Capitalist Hog on December 23, 2012 at 2:12 PM
If prostrate and splay yourself in traffic don’t be surprised if you end up with tire-tracks across your butt.
Capitalist Hog on December 23, 2012 at 2:13 PM
If there are any conservatives/libertarians here at HA who advocate federalizing school security, I musta missed it. Anyway, I’m for some version of armed security personnel in every school, but as a state and local function. By no means can it be federal, for some of the very reasons you note.
Not sure I can support LaPierre on the national database. At first blush, hazards seem to outweigh benefits. Let the states handle it, with some reasonable provisions for info sharing as needed. Will have to give it more thought.
petefrt on December 23, 2012 at 4:53 PM