Texas Attorney General: To stop School Shootings, Use Israel's Approach

Sam7sf · May 24, 2018

Double Naught Spy said:
We can do it, but are you okay with your taxes going up 25%?

Moving to Texas, I'm already pissed I have to deal with yearly vehicle stuff, road tolls, sales tax and I'm sure other fees. Fees fees and more fees. In oregon there is no sales tax, reg. Is every few years, no deq, no tolls, but if you want anything back in taxes you're getting raped at 23 percent state income tax. Sorry for rambling. You just used the t word and I got all pissy. Lol.

I can see it now. Even if the tax hike for this wasn't that bad the libs will somehow fight it and see the only option to make our kids safe is give up our guns. *looks around for grasshopperglock to get in on his jokes*

diesel1959 · May 24, 2018

AustinN4 said:
And it would be a real choke point during a fire.

Single point of entrance does not necessarily equate to there being only one exit.

There are ways of getting this done.

diesel1959 · May 24, 2018

avvidclif said:
Uh-huh. As much as I like the idea when I graduated from high school we had over 4,000 students in 4 grades. Talk about a CF trying to get in.

Staggered arrivals makes this much simpler than you might imagine.

diesel1959 · May 24, 2018

Someone mentioned that in Brewster County they don't have the funds that Harris County has . . . well, duh. And likewise, Brewster has a much lower number of schools that would need hardening and guards to pay for. It all works out and doesn't need to equate to the "25% tax rate increase" that one poster hypothesized.

Sam7sf · May 24, 2018

diesel1959 said:
Someone mentioned that in Brewster County they don't have the funds that Harris County has . . . well, duh. And likewise, Brewster has a much lower number of schools that would need hardening and guards to pay for. It all works out and doesn't need to equate to the "25% tax rate increase" that one poster hypothesized.

Maybe trump can clean some federal funding for schools to hire security.

oldag · May 24, 2018

diesel1959 said:
Staggered arrivals makes this much simpler than you might imagine.

Staged arrivals will be problematic.

People would be surprised how long it takes to get even a few hundred through a security checkpoint.

AustinN4 · May 24, 2018

Sam7sf said:
....23 percent state income tax...

Yikes!

AustinN4 · May 24, 2018

oldag said:
People would be surprised how long it takes to get even a few hundred through a security checkpoint.

I experience it all the time at airports. Not that bad, but I am used to it.

diesel1959 · May 24, 2018

oldag said:
Staged arrivals will be problematic.

People would be surprised how long it takes to get even a few hundred through a security checkpoint.

There's always a way . . . even if it means precious heirs and heiresses need to get up earlier and arrive sooner.

diesel1959 · May 24, 2018

Sam7sf said:
Maybe trump can clean some federal funding for schools to hire security.

I want the fed.gov out of education. It's a local issue and there's a way to make this happen without inviting federal control . . . which is what you get with fed.gov dollars.

oldag · May 24, 2018

AustinN4 said:
I experience it all the time at airports. Not that bad, but I am used to it.

Myself as well, but it still takes a while to get even a few hundred through a checkpoint.

easy rider · May 24, 2018

Good idea, although allowing teachers to carry would be cheaper.

robertc1024 · May 24, 2018

easy rider said:
Good idea, although allowing teachers to carry would be cheaper.

Yes, but it takes someone with the commitment to use it. I suspect there are people who don't get their LTC or whatever because their snowflake mentality.

Double Naught Spy · May 24, 2018

Sam7sf said:
Moving to Texas, I'm already pissed I have to deal with yearly vehicle stuff, road tolls, sales tax and I'm sure other fees. Fees fees and more fees. In oregon there is no sales tax, reg. Is every few years, no deq, no tolls, but if you want anything back in taxes you're getting raped at 23 percent state income tax. Sorry for rambling. You just used the t word and I got all pissy. Lol.

I can see it now. Even if the tax hike for this wasn't that bad the libs will somehow fight it and see the only option to make our kids safe is give up our guns. *looks around for grasshopperglock to get in on his jokes*

Wow, that is pretty pissy. Dallas is the 4th most expensive city to live in in Texas.
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/l...e-places-to-visit-12828389.php#photo-11665786

Dallas is cheaper to live in than Portland.
https://www.expatistan.com/cost-of-living/comparison/portland/dallas
https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/dallas-tx/portland-or/100000
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-livi...d,+OR&country2=United+States&city2=Dallas,+TX

San Antonio is cheaper than Portland
https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/san-antonio-tx/portland-or/24240

Medford it more expensive than Dallas
https://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/dallas-tx/medford-or/90000

easy rider · May 24, 2018

robertc1024 said:
Yes, but it takes someone with the commitment to use it. I suspect there are people who don't get their LTC or whatever because their snowflake mentality.

I don't suggest all teachers carry, nor want all teachers carrying. I believe that someone that has already made a commitment to carry has a mind to do what it takes to protect themselves and those that they care for. Although I teach college, I carry, and so do many other teachers, and guess what? There hasn't been one incident of AD/ND or threats to students with a gun.

diesel1959 · May 24, 2018

robertc1024 said:
Yes, but it takes someone with the commitment to use it. I suspect there are people who don't get their LTC or whatever because their snowflake mentality.

Nobody would ask someone to carry that didn't want to carry; however, it might be nice if the bureaucracy could get out of the way of permitting those teachers who both WANT to carry and are LICENSED to carry do so while at work.

Darkpriest667 · May 24, 2018

TheDan said:
Lots of schools already have a RSO or security guard. Lotta good that did in Parkland... I think it has more to do with the pussification of America than anything else. Both in why these events happen and how people can't seem to deal with them.

I don't think you understand.. an RSO Handles drugs, fights, and all criminal activity on the campus... Armed Security.. and I've never seen armed security at any school, I've seen unarmed security that were glorified traffic monitors before and after school.... but armed security would need to be posted at every entrance.. That's 18 officers at the school I work at alone...

Sam7sf · May 24, 2018

One step we can take as a nation is eliminating gun free zones.

Sam7sf · May 24, 2018

Double Naught Spy said:
Wow, that is pretty pissy.

motorcarman · May 24, 2018

AustinN4 said:
Self explanatory: "American policymakers should look to Israel for guidance. Living constantly with the threat of terrorism, Israel solved the problem of school security long ago by hardening the target and tightening security practices. Every school with 100 or more students has at least one well-trained armed guard stationed at entrances to monitor who comes and goes."

I don't think you grasp the sarcasm of the Broward County sheriff surname ISRAEL in the context of my reply!!!!

bob

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