The Moonster Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Just now, welshbairn said: It's also a bit tricky to take on someone firing an assault rifle with a handgun. How would you get close enough? Pray to God that he would save you from the bullets DUH! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 It's also a bit tricky to take on someone firing an assault rifle with a handgun. How would you get close enough? Well, because a good guy with a gun is the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun. Surely thats all the due diligence that needs to be put in to this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Blades Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Every teacher should be John McClane. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistle_do_nicely Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 18 hours ago, Granny Danger said: I hope we do not try to have a rational discussion on here about the pros and cons of arming teachers. It is a batshit mental idea and we should not legitimise it. I'm sort of with you in that it's an idea that, without even examining, is complete madness, but there's no harm in poking at the glaring holes at it on P&B. The insanity of the thing is that there's a real risk that the idea of arming a proportion of school teachers might have to be debated by relevant parties in the states (legislators, teaching unions, gun lobbies). Time, money, resources spent arguing for and against an idea about as palatable as Arsenic flavour ice cream. I mean surely this isn't going to get any further than most of Trump's typical "disengage brain, open mouth" ideas spouted to play up to his supporter base, before he gets bored and moves on to the next thing... but then again a depressing portion of America is dangerously stupid when it comes to firearm control, so perhaps not. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnstoun Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, The Moonster said: This plays right into conspiracy theorists hands. They'll argue he was ordered not to go in and kill the guy so he stood outside for 4 minutes to elt the killer do what he had to do. The reality is that the guy, whilst trained to shoot, clearly doesn't have the confidence or ability to actually shoot someone dead. Entirely blows the "arm the teachers" approach out of the water. You just have to arm all the teachers, stick them on an island battle royale style and the survivors are ready to teach in a US school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman Hessian Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Fullerene said: Does the bible in America have an appendix dealing specifically with all matters America? of course - it was released at around the same time as the addendum to the American Constitution updating the passage about the right to bear a single-shot muzzle loading musket with a firing rate of about one shot every two minutes, which couldn't hit a barn door at five paces to also apply to rapid-fire automatic weaponry that can fire armour piercing bullets with inch-perfect accuracy from up to a mile away, or spray a schoolyard with thousands of rounds in a matter of seconds... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Does the bible in America have an appendix dealing specifically with all matters America? Mormonism exists. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, jimmy boo said: 19 hours ago, senorsoupe said: My Cousin John lives in Scotland, he's in Glasgow, you have better odds of knowing him than I do of knowing your Aunt Rae you plonker My sister lives in Toronto. I hope she doesn't know anyone related to that weirdo! I'm quite glad that I only have a 35,000,000/1 chance of knowing one of his kind! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 4 minutes ago, senorsoupe said: I'm quite glad that I only have a 35,000,000/1 chance of knowing one of his kind! Actually she has kids. They're in yon Toronto too. I will pm you their names. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Does the bible in America have an appendix dealing specifically with all matters America? That’s called Mormonism 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 23 minutes ago, Peppino Impastato said: Actually she has kids. They're in yon Toronto too. I will pm you their names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I'm quite glad that I only have a 35,000,000/1 chance of knowing one of his kind! I think you’ve got your sums wrong The 35,000,000 is roughly accurate but surely the number of people you know is greater than 1Even people living in huts in Northern Saskatchewan will surely know more than one person 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 13 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: I think you’ve got your sums wrong The 35,000,000 is roughly accurate but surely the number of people you know is greater than 1 Even people living in huts in Northern Saskatchewan will surely know more than one person 35 million for Canada but only 13.4 million for Ontario. Assuming half are women then that is down to 6.7 million. Excluding children - 5.6 million maybe Possibly Scottish connection, vaguely interested in football or know somebody who is, similarly likely to go to a Scottish football forum while based in Ontario, likely to get enraged that they might know a complete stranger, etc, etc. I would say about 1 in 12 chance allowing for all these factors 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 3 hours ago, welshbairn said: It's also a bit tricky to take on someone firing an assault rifle with a handgun. How would you get close enough? If you walk in a straight line towards them, the spray pattern means they would never actually hit you. Probably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 If you walk in a straight line towards them, the spray pattern means they would never actually hit you. Probably. The closer you are to danger, the further you are from harm.....Also applies to assault rifles**according to Mark Connolly not me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: If you walk in a straight line towards them, the spray pattern means they would never actually hit you. Probably. That, roughly speaking , was Hearts' tactics for a tricky away fixture at the Somme Edited February 23, 2018 by topcat(The most tip top) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 minute ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: That, roughly speaking , was Hearts' tactics for a tricky away fixture at the Somme Did Hearts have guys at the Somme? You'd have thought they would have mentioned it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 11 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: If you walk in a straight line towards them, the spray pattern means they would never actually hit you. Probably. Aye assuming the shooter never moves their arm at all the whole time. I'd be willing to bet my life on that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 30 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Did Hearts have guys at the Somme? You'd have thought they would have mentioned it. Kaiser Bill was Hibs Daft But they keep that quiet 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: If you walk in a straight line towards them, the spray pattern means they would never actually hit you. Probably. We need someone from P&B to test this theory. Someone whose username starts with the letters MC perhaps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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