The solution to gun violence in schools.

[xanatose]

For those who still believe in Gun control and do not understand the meaning of the word Democide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgCemznb6Lc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAU9AJfttls

[jj2007]

Re gun violence in schools: it seems that school toilets have become a very dangerous place ::)

[hutch--]

The most effective response to gun violence is to shoot the b*stards.  :P

[jj2007]

The most effective response to gun violence is to shoot the b*stards.  :P

In general, I agree, but in this case the b*stard is a school teacher who hurt herself badly because while sitting on the throne, a shot went off "by itself", passed her leg and disintegrated the throne 8)

Fortunately, no kids were present, because apparently the shrapnels from the china did some damage, too.

[hutch--]

Look at it on the bright side, ineptitude with guns helps population control. A reasonable percentage of firearm deaths come from people doing stupid things like the girl who shot her instructor with an Uzzi. 

[dedndave]

they have to use good judgement when they let teachers have guns

first, it shouldn't be mandatory - not everyone is skilled with a gun
and, if you don't know how to handle and use one, you have no business carrying it

secondly, there is no training or qualification process
they should at least take a course and get some experience before strapping it on their side

finally, teachers in the US are not always the cream of the crop
many of them went to college and got some mickey mouse degree (something like "art history")
fine - they have a BS or BA, but that doesn't mean they're bright - lol
case in point, a teacher shoots the shitter while she's sitting on it
i don't know that all of them can be trained to own and operate a hand gun

[Magnum]

In Texas, and can't get a right to carry license without training.

[MichaelW]

I saw nothing in the article to indicate that she was sitting on the toilet. I would guess that she was handling the gun with it intentionally pointed in what she believed to be a safe direction, as she was probably instructed to do. How many women would you expect to have a sufficient understanding of physics and the properties of porcelain to predict what would happen when the toilet was struck by a bullet?

[jj2007]

I saw nothing in the article to indicate that she was sitting on the toilet.

I invented this crispy detail :redface:

I would guess that she was handling the gun

The article does not mention any immediate danger, so why should she "handle" that gun? In any case, I would never ever send my kids to a school where teachers run around with guns. **shudder**

[Magnum]

She should have left her gun in a holster.

But we don't know if she had a holster.

Hope she doesn't carry it loose in her purse. :-)

Andy

Once I was in a shooting range made from an old movie theatre with dirt as the backstop.

Plinking away with my .22.

The different shooting stations were separated using plywood.

Another guy came in with a elephant gun.

His first shot hit the ceiling....
to be continued

[MichaelW]

The article does not mention any immediate danger, so why should she "handle" that gun?

Come on, she could have had a holster malfunction, it could have shifted into a position were it was putting pressure on a sensitive area, she could have needed to remove a garment that it was over…

[hutch--]

I was just contemplating the idea of sitting on a LOO when it was hit with a bullet, glad I was not sitting on it after it was hit, broken porcelain would be no joy to sit on. 

[dedndave]

i've seen varying reports
a couple articles said that she was not struck by the bullet, but by ceraminc/porcelin shrapnel from the toilet