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Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on December 23, 2012 at 4:47pm

Sounds like a fitting punishment.

Permalink Reply by archaeopteryx on December 23, 2012 at 10:05am

Permalink Reply by cecilia FXX on December 23, 2012 at 7:22pm

we don't need to turn schools into the OK Corral.

Permalink Reply by Unseen on December 23, 2012 at 10:06pm

At least no one would be targeting the students.

Permalink Reply by Gregg R Thomas on December 24, 2012 at 12:27am

I just check every gun store in my area population 300,000 not an AR-15 to be found, the shelves they be empty.

Permalink Reply by Marc on December 24, 2012 at 11:17am

Perhaps not so coincidentally, this is going on right now in my city, Rochester, NY

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/interactive/article/20121224/NE...

Two firefighters shot and killed when reporting to a fire this morning.

"The only thing that stops a bad fire victim with a gun, is a good fireman with a gun"

Permalink Reply by Logicallunatic on December 24, 2012 at 12:56pm

Yea I read this on CNN. There was a good comment saying If Americans put as much effort into education as they do into guns they would be intellectually unstoppable. It's baffling to the rest of the world. 

Permalink Reply by James Cox on December 25, 2012 at 2:18am

Sadly, the 'big picture' might be un-available to some of us.

Permalink Reply by Reggie on December 25, 2012 at 2:44am

So true.

Permalink Reply by Unseen on December 25, 2012 at 11:27am

But you can't shoot someone with a higher education! (Er, I mean you can't shoot someone using a higher education as a weapon.)

Permalink Reply by James Cox on December 25, 2012 at 1:00pm

Sadly, in my experience, within every science nerd there might reside a pyro wanting to get out. Happily, most of them out grow that propensity by the time they reach 18. One thing that I thought should be mandatory for science majors is philosophy and/or ethics classes. Sadly, they might rather experiment, before they realize how 'a little knowledge' can be a dangerous thing.

I think one saving point for our culture is that thugs do not always make good science nerds. I expect mixing science and crime, could be(or is) a growth industry.

Practical military types, often times see science as a wonderful source of 'what if' sources of 'enemy' body count improvement. I expect that being deeply engaged in the creation of weapons and the tools of the trade, is about as much fun as science projects.

After watching a few military trade show videos, I expect fireing a 3000 round/min gatteling gun, is atleast as much fun as hang gliding or sex. Demolishing a junk car from 2000 ft away, hanging from a helicopter, while in flight, must be a rush.  

Permalink Reply by Unseen on December 25, 2012 at 12:53am

Not sure if this has anything to do with school shootings other than to remind us that in some situations people are even more exposed to nuts with guns than school children.

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