Why do people send prayers? Seriously. I never got that. You really think God is eating a cheeseburger somewhere and wasn’t aware of this until you prayed?

Oi, that is such a load of crap. 99% of Muslims are not pluralistic, open minded or forward minded. Most Muslims are fairly intolerant and often support pretty nasty ideas and in general modern Islam isn’t very nice.

That others are worse is irrelevant. The Man still arrests dog-kickers while murderers are on the loose. And I _know_ the legal system doesn’t recognize the intended beneficiary of a protective law like an environmental law as having standing when that law is broken. That is because the legal system is a system of…

Same idea. It’s tasteless and you store it in the basement.

That’s the kind of thing that made me switch from a very large Canadian bank to a local credit union. Should have learned from my Grandfather, who never liked banks and was one of the founders of the Credit Union.

This situation has made me more curious about the hoops that people with poor banking histories have to jump through in order to open an account.

Bring us the Bluesport and all is forgiven.

Losing weight through your food choices is way easier than slaving away at the gym trying to burn calories.

What you don’t seem to understand is how much time teachers have for training. The answer? Negative time. Studies show that you have to have, at minimum, monthly practice to be properly trained for an active shooter situation- competition shooting would NOT be adequate to prepare a teacher for this. We simply don’t…

Here’s a study with some conclusions that inform this video:

Everyone thinks they’re going to be John McClane, so suggesting that they’re far more likely to be security guard #1 is bound to put them on the defensive.

Also, most of these people say they are responsible gun owners so the guns are locked away or at least have a trigger lock.

The only problem with your point is that it makes sense, is reasonable, and demonstrates intelligence. All of those things are bad if you like the NRA.

They don’t go to schools because they’re fucking gun-free zones. They go to schools because that’s where they’re feeling a lot of their pain. You clearly don’t know much about the psychology at play here, since that’s one of the basics, but I guess your use of “gun-free zones” as something to rail against should have…

Very good. I have had too many people tell me they would be able to defend themselves and others in a home invasion, for example, with a firearm. The first thing I say is that if you do not have the proper training, your body will be coursing with so much adrenaline that most people: 1) will not be able to hit the…

I teach and also happen to be a member of the USAR. Knowing what I know about firearms and teachers, this would be a terrible idea. Most teachers including me, misplace their keys, phones, lesson plans and whatever during the course of a confusing day. Throwing a gun into the mix wouldn’t exactly fill me with…

I enjoy working with children, and under the current qualifications you need to do that I’m great at it. If you added “gun competency” to that list I’d have to quit. I’m jumpy, accident prone, and forgetful: under no circumstances should I ever be armed with a weapon. I went into the career path I did, not the…

I think teachers having guns is a horrible, horrible idea. I am going to explain this badly, but here goes. My kid needs an epi pen to save her life in case of an exposure to one of her roughly 8 food allergies. The layers of safety between my kid and the epi pens makes me uncomfortable, should the need arise.…

Yup! It turns every adult into a target/potential threat.

I saw this on another Gawker article. It does show how hard it can be to handle guns in a surprise situation.