White House Takes NRA Advice, Looks at Funding for Armed Police in Schools
Katie Pavlich
News Editor, Townhall
The National Rifle Association has been under heavy criticism since holding a press conference on December 21 in response to the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. During his remarks, NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre called for armed police officers in every school in America as a way to prevent the next Sandy Hook and to protect America’s kids. The idea was immediately classified as “out of touch” and “unsympathetic” to the situation by anti-Second Amendment advocacy groups calling for more gun control and a renewal of the Clinton-era assault weapons ban. A Gallup Poll taken shortly after LaPierre’s suggestion showed a majority of Americans believe armed guards should be placed in schools in order to prevent mass shootings and now, the White House and Democrats are looking at funding for the initiative.
Who’s going to fund all of the police that need to be posted in Planned Parenthood Clinics to stop all of the children being killed there?
Unfortunately, from what I am hearing, Ridgewood’s Superintendent, Dr. Fishbein, and the slight majority of the village council, are not interested in measures like this that would actually protect our children. Apparently, they want to rely on more video cameras as a solution. If the government offers funds and Ridgewood’s elected (and unelected officials) say “no thank you” our town’s schools and children will be even more of a likely target for crazy people. The town should take immediate steps to protect the children NOW. We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that an officer at each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that bricking up the windows at each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that soild steel doors with bank quality time release locks at each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that arming student at each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that a moat around each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that forcing all students to disperse and home school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that a double enclosure of electrified and barbed wire fences at each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that requiring each student to wear a bullet proof vest and full Kevlar suit with full face mask at each school would provide some additional protection.
We can all debate about what other measures would help, but there is no question that bulldozing all of the schools and providing a virtual clasroom experience for students at each school would provide some additional protection.
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