http://clashdaily.com/2013/02/sandy-hook-father-my-child-is-safer-at-home-where-i-am-armed/
This is the clarion cry for more homeschooling, not only for better education because we know what they're learning (or rather not learning) in public school. This is a cry for less government and more self-protection and home security.
Showing posts with label safety issues. Show all posts
Showing posts with label safety issues. Show all posts
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Friday, December 21, 2012
ANOTHER STATE CONSIDERS ARMING SCHOOL STAFF
http://godfatherpolitics.com/8642/another-state-considers-arming-school-staff/
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
DREW ZAHN FROM JPFO ASKS: WHAT IF ONE TEACHER HAD A GUN - THE SANDY HOOK SCHOOL MURDERS
http://jpfo.org/alerts2012/alert20121219.htm
Does making schools "gun-free zones" really protect children, or make them easy targets?
The
recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,
has left many wondering how best to keep children safe from mad gunmen
who ignore the "gun-free zone" laws -- - and indeed any gun-control laws - -- to open fire on our nation's most innocent.
According to news reports of the Connecticut massacre, Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother Nancy dead at their family home, then drove to the school, where he gunned down six more adults and 20 children, before killing himself.
But what if one of the teachers had a gun, too? Could Lanza have been stopped and many of the children's lives saved?
The question isn't new. Back in 1999, the year of the Columbine school shooting, an organization called Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership interviewed Dr. David Th. Schiller, a leading gun-rights advocate in Europe on how to combat the school shootings that even then were deemed "quite common" on U.S. soil.
Schiller cited the example of Israel in the 1970s, which had suffered a string of horrific attacks on schoolchildren by Palestinian terrorists.
"After this a controversial debate erupted in Israel in regards to guns, self-defense, etc.," Schiller said. "We heard, of course, the same dumb arguments by some good people you always hear on these occasions, like, 'We do not live in the Wild West here!' or, "Guns don't solve problems!" or similar silly things."
But then, Schiller explained, Israel dumped its strict gun laws dating back to British rule over the area and opened the doors for concealed carry permits.
"Teachers and kindergarten nurses now started to carry guns, schools were protected by parents (and often grandpas) guarding them in voluntary shifts. No school group went on a hike or trip without armed guards," Schiller explained. "When the message got around to the PLO groups and a couple infiltration attempts failed, the attacks against schools ceased. Too much of a risk here: Terrorists and other evildoers don't like risks.
"The only thing we can do is protect possible victims," Schiller concluded. "And laws written in some books will not achieve that. Never have, never will."
In the U.S., the question of teachers with guns has been debated since Columbine -- if not before -- and has come up again following the tragedy at Sandy Hook.
According
to the Associated Press, Oregon State Rep. Dennis Richardson contends
the Connecticut massacre is another "heartbreaking failure" of school
personnel to ensure protection and evidence that teachers should be
allowed to carry guns in the classroom.
Richardson wrote in an email to three southern Oregon school superintendents that gun bans on school property must be overturned.
"If I had been a teacher or the principal at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, and if the school district did not preclude me from having access to a firearm, either by concealed carry or locked in my desk, most of the murdered children would still be alive, and the gunman would still be dead, and not by suicide," he wrote.
Richardson added, "We need to ensure that our children are safe, and we can't do that by disarming those who are on the scene."
In Medford, Ore., where the school district faced a lawsuit over barring a high school teacher from bringing her gun to school in 2009, Police Chief Tim George argued Richardson is misguided.
"Teachers don't go into teaching to be police officers, they want to teach kids," George said. "In crisis situations there are a lot of very complex things happening all at once, and you have to constantly train for deadly force incidents."
Medford's schools Superintendant Phil Long agreed, saying he believes it's best if teachers focus on getting children to safety if a shooting happens.
"I know (Richardson) is well-intentioned when he says this," Long said. "But we can't jump to conclusions immediately after a tragedy like this occurs."
In order for teachers and staff to carry a pistol, the Associated Press reported at the time, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations and have to use ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls.
Superintendent David Thweatt argued there was just too little protection for the children, when his schools lie more than 20 minutes from the nearest sheriff's office.
"When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that's when all of these shootings started," Thweatt told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Why would you put it out there that a group of people can't defend themselves? That's like saying 'sic 'em' to a dog."
Texas law typically outlaws firearms on school campuses, "unless pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of the institution."
Four years later, following the Connecticut shooting, the Star-Telegraph revisited Thweatt and the Harrold school district's "guardian plan."
Thweatt said there has not been an incident on his campus since implementing the policy and he doesn't expect one.
"Is that 100 percent? No," Thweatt told the newspaper. "Nothing is 100 percent. But what we do know is that we've done all we can to protect our children."
Thweatt explained his district has also installed special locks and cameras, but that isn't enough. He doesn't want a plan where you "lock yourself in your closet and hope that an intruder won't hurt you. So what we came up with was a policy that would protect."
He also said his heart was heavy after learning of the shooting in Connecticut: "It's just tearing me up ... I have children of my own. I can't stand to think of my little guys just getting slaughtered like that. My heart just bleeds for these people."
The aforementioned Oregon, after a school shooting in 1998 -- when student Kip Kinkel killed his parents at home, then drove to Thurston High School in Springfield and opened fire in the cafeteria, killing two and wounding 25 others -- has drafted a number of bills to permit concealed carry in schools. The bills, however, have failed to pass.
After a string of school shootings in Wisconsin, Colorado and Pennsylvania in the span of only a few weeks in 2006, Wisconsin State Rep. Frank Lasee pushed for legislation that would allow teachers, principals, administrators and other school personnel to carry concealed weapons.
"To make our schools safe for our students to learn, all options should be on the table," Lasee told the AP. "Israel [has] well-trained teachers carrying weapons and keeping their children safe from harm. It can work in Wisconsin."
The director of school safety for Milwaukee Public Schools, Pete Pochowski, opposed Lasee's proposal at the time.
"Statistically, the safest place for a child to be is in school," Pochowski said. "We have problems in our schools, but not to the point where we need to arm our teachers and principals."
Children in Israel are far more vulnerable to daily violence than students in America, he said.
Just last year, Nebraska State Sen. Mark Christensen introduced a bill to allow teachers, administrators and school security guards to carry concealed guns.
Christensen told the Lincoln Journal Star he introduced his bill in response to a 2011 shooting at Millard South High School, where 17-year-old student Robert Butler Jr. shot Assistant Principal Vicki Kaspar and then shot Principal Curtis Case after Kaspar had suspended Butler from the school earlier that morning. Kaspar died of her injury, while Curtis recovered.
"Do we want a situation where somebody can just walk in and start shooting teachers and all kinds of kids?" Christensen asked at the time.
His measure, had it been on the books, might have allowed someone to stop Butler, he argued.
"We might have been better off," Christensen said. "To me, it's much better to be able to deal with the situation quickly. We can stop additional lives from being taken."
Three months after Christensen proposed the legislation, it was tabled indefinitely.
What if one of the teachers had a gun?
Sandy Hook massacre begs question of how to protect children at school
by Drew Zahn -- Email | Archive
Article source
Does making schools "gun-free zones" really protect children, or make them easy targets?
The
recent mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.,
has left many wondering how best to keep children safe from mad gunmen
who ignore the "gun-free zone" laws -- - and indeed any gun-control laws - -- to open fire on our nation's most innocent.According to news reports of the Connecticut massacre, Adam Lanza, 20, shot his mother Nancy dead at their family home, then drove to the school, where he gunned down six more adults and 20 children, before killing himself.
But what if one of the teachers had a gun, too? Could Lanza have been stopped and many of the children's lives saved?
The question isn't new. Back in 1999, the year of the Columbine school shooting, an organization called Jews For The Preservation of Firearms Ownership interviewed Dr. David Th. Schiller, a leading gun-rights advocate in Europe on how to combat the school shootings that even then were deemed "quite common" on U.S. soil.
Schiller cited the example of Israel in the 1970s, which had suffered a string of horrific attacks on schoolchildren by Palestinian terrorists.
"After this a controversial debate erupted in Israel in regards to guns, self-defense, etc.," Schiller said. "We heard, of course, the same dumb arguments by some good people you always hear on these occasions, like, 'We do not live in the Wild West here!' or, "Guns don't solve problems!" or similar silly things."
But then, Schiller explained, Israel dumped its strict gun laws dating back to British rule over the area and opened the doors for concealed carry permits.
"Teachers and kindergarten nurses now started to carry guns, schools were protected by parents (and often grandpas) guarding them in voluntary shifts. No school group went on a hike or trip without armed guards," Schiller explained. "When the message got around to the PLO groups and a couple infiltration attempts failed, the attacks against schools ceased. Too much of a risk here: Terrorists and other evildoers don't like risks.
"The only thing we can do is protect possible victims," Schiller concluded. "And laws written in some books will not achieve that. Never have, never will."
In the U.S., the question of teachers with guns has been debated since Columbine -- if not before -- and has come up again following the tragedy at Sandy Hook.
According
to the Associated Press, Oregon State Rep. Dennis Richardson contends
the Connecticut massacre is another "heartbreaking failure" of school
personnel to ensure protection and evidence that teachers should be
allowed to carry guns in the classroom.Richardson wrote in an email to three southern Oregon school superintendents that gun bans on school property must be overturned.
"If I had been a teacher or the principal at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, and if the school district did not preclude me from having access to a firearm, either by concealed carry or locked in my desk, most of the murdered children would still be alive, and the gunman would still be dead, and not by suicide," he wrote.
Richardson added, "We need to ensure that our children are safe, and we can't do that by disarming those who are on the scene."
In Medford, Ore., where the school district faced a lawsuit over barring a high school teacher from bringing her gun to school in 2009, Police Chief Tim George argued Richardson is misguided.
"Teachers don't go into teaching to be police officers, they want to teach kids," George said. "In crisis situations there are a lot of very complex things happening all at once, and you have to constantly train for deadly force incidents."
Medford's schools Superintendant Phil Long agreed, saying he believes it's best if teachers focus on getting children to safety if a shooting happens.
"I know (Richardson) is well-intentioned when he says this," Long said. "But we can't jump to conclusions immediately after a tragedy like this occurs."
Already armed
In 2008, the tiny school district in Harrold, Texas, made national news when it approved a policy change permitting employees to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings.In order for teachers and staff to carry a pistol, the Associated Press reported at the time, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations and have to use ammunition that is designed to minimize the risk of ricochet in school halls.
Superintendent David Thweatt argued there was just too little protection for the children, when his schools lie more than 20 minutes from the nearest sheriff's office.
"When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that's when all of these shootings started," Thweatt told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. "Why would you put it out there that a group of people can't defend themselves? That's like saying 'sic 'em' to a dog."
Texas law typically outlaws firearms on school campuses, "unless pursuant to the written regulations or written authorization of the institution."
Four years later, following the Connecticut shooting, the Star-Telegraph revisited Thweatt and the Harrold school district's "guardian plan."
Thweatt said there has not been an incident on his campus since implementing the policy and he doesn't expect one.
"Is that 100 percent? No," Thweatt told the newspaper. "Nothing is 100 percent. But what we do know is that we've done all we can to protect our children."
Thweatt explained his district has also installed special locks and cameras, but that isn't enough. He doesn't want a plan where you "lock yourself in your closet and hope that an intruder won't hurt you. So what we came up with was a policy that would protect."
He also said his heart was heavy after learning of the shooting in Connecticut: "It's just tearing me up ... I have children of my own. I can't stand to think of my little guys just getting slaughtered like that. My heart just bleeds for these people."
Other efforts to arm teachers
Lawmakers in a number of states in recent years have made arguments similar to Thweatt's, attempting to clear the way for trained teachers or officials to protect schools with firearms.The aforementioned Oregon, after a school shooting in 1998 -- when student Kip Kinkel killed his parents at home, then drove to Thurston High School in Springfield and opened fire in the cafeteria, killing two and wounding 25 others -- has drafted a number of bills to permit concealed carry in schools. The bills, however, have failed to pass.
After a string of school shootings in Wisconsin, Colorado and Pennsylvania in the span of only a few weeks in 2006, Wisconsin State Rep. Frank Lasee pushed for legislation that would allow teachers, principals, administrators and other school personnel to carry concealed weapons.
"To make our schools safe for our students to learn, all options should be on the table," Lasee told the AP. "Israel [has] well-trained teachers carrying weapons and keeping their children safe from harm. It can work in Wisconsin."
The director of school safety for Milwaukee Public Schools, Pete Pochowski, opposed Lasee's proposal at the time.
"Statistically, the safest place for a child to be is in school," Pochowski said. "We have problems in our schools, but not to the point where we need to arm our teachers and principals."
Children in Israel are far more vulnerable to daily violence than students in America, he said.
Just last year, Nebraska State Sen. Mark Christensen introduced a bill to allow teachers, administrators and school security guards to carry concealed guns.
Christensen told the Lincoln Journal Star he introduced his bill in response to a 2011 shooting at Millard South High School, where 17-year-old student Robert Butler Jr. shot Assistant Principal Vicki Kaspar and then shot Principal Curtis Case after Kaspar had suspended Butler from the school earlier that morning. Kaspar died of her injury, while Curtis recovered.
"Do we want a situation where somebody can just walk in and start shooting teachers and all kinds of kids?" Christensen asked at the time.
His measure, had it been on the books, might have allowed someone to stop Butler, he argued.
"We might have been better off," Christensen said. "To me, it's much better to be able to deal with the situation quickly. We can stop additional lives from being taken."
Three months after Christensen proposed the legislation, it was tabled indefinitely.
Drew Zahn is a former pastor who cut his editing teeth as a member of the award-winning staff of Leadership, Christianity Today's professional journal for church leaders. He is the editor of seven books, including Movie-Based Illustrations for Preaching & Teaching, which sparked his ongoing love affair with film and his weekly WND column, "Popcorn and a (world)view.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
THE KNUCKLEDRAGGERS AT DHS HAVE PURCHASED BULLET RESISTANT BOOTHS - MEANING ONE THING...
http://www.prisonplanet.com/after-huge-ammo-buy-dhs-purchases-bullet-resistant-booths.html
They are expecting citizen resistance and they're getting ready for when Obama declares:
Himself king
Martial law
A rebellion
Let's hear your thoughts on this one.
450 million rounds of .40 caliber ammo is a really big deal. And so are bulletproof booths.
So what comes next, Big Sis?
Aren't these two moves by your department inciting violence?
Could be a Hegelian incident waiting in the wings.
They are expecting citizen resistance and they're getting ready for when Obama declares:
Himself king
Martial law
A rebellion
Let's hear your thoughts on this one.
450 million rounds of .40 caliber ammo is a really big deal. And so are bulletproof booths.
So what comes next, Big Sis?
Aren't these two moves by your department inciting violence?
Could be a Hegelian incident waiting in the wings.
Monday, March 26, 2012
HOW ABOUT THE EXCESS IN GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS...
I came across an interesting job posting; it got me to thinking about excess in government... Link
One of the listed job requirements is:
Must be able to lift 75 lbs. on a continuous basis
Contrary to popular belief, there is no specified, defined, or absolute weight limit for a “one-man lift” in current Federal code or OSHA standards. Link
On the other hand, OSHA/NIOSH specifies a formula for lifting. From what I understand, as a practical matter, it is impossible to exceed 45 lbs. as the upper limit for a “one-man lift” without violating guidelines. At least, 45 lbs. is what is universally taught when taking approved HAZMAT or HAZWOMPER (OSHA 1910.120/40 Hour) certification classes
NIOSH has come up with a formula to calculate the recommended weight limit.
RWL=LC x HM x VM x DM x AM x FM X CM
LC is the load constant or the fixed weight to be lifted. HM is the horizontal multiplier or the distance the weight will be moved from left to right. VM is the vertical multiplier or the height the weight will be lifted. DM is the distance multiplier and is taken from a table provided by NIOSH. AM is asymmetric multiplier and is based on how close the load is to the center of the body. It is also taken from a table supplied by NIOSH. FM is the frequency multiplier and based on the number of times the lift is performed per minute and the length of time the lift takes and is also taken from a NIOSH table. CM is the coupling multiplier and is based on the type of grip the person doing the lifting can get on the package and is taken from a NIOSH table.
Isn’t this another case of silly government regulation with no fixed standards and no fixed penalty that needs to be stricken from the books? OSHA mandates teaching a fixed weight for “one-man lift” when there is no such standard, then publishes an inadequate and incomplete standard for which there is an unspecified penalty for violating. Several thought come to mind.
· The formula fails to address critical environmental and physical factors:
o Are the muscles warmed and limber when performing the lift?
o Is the floor level, dry, and solid with adequate friction to prevent slippage?
o Is protective/restrictive gear involved which impacts overall lifting performance? Coated, impermeable HAZMAT suits with gloves are inherently slippery and unreliable—even more on the inside after perspiration accumulation.
o I could add several other common-sense thoughts, but why bother? OK, I can’t resist inserting a basic inquiry pertaining to structural integrity and brittleness of bones, which changes with age and health—why not factor that into the equation as well?
· Some jobs will never qualify as “safe”. During my Navy time we were routinely required to participate in ammo reloads wherein we manually passed live ammunition between persons in a human conveyor belt. The bullets were quite heavy (>50 lbs.), which did not factor the equally heavy explosive charge or the shell casing. Making things worse, we were on a wet, moving deck. (Duh! Navy=ships at sea, the ship moves though the water, the water has waves…) Isn’t this hazardous in several senses of the term? I guess we need forego bullets and load sponges in those guns to satisfy OSHA weight limits. Maybe we could add environmentally safe, non-toxic watercolors to get the satisfaction of simulating a blast area and “seeing” what we could have destroyed if we used real ammo?
· Does this formula contain inherent sexual bias? There is no factor distinguishing male/female structural differences. Similarly, there are no distinguishing size differentials accounting for male and female genders. If we gender-adjust physical training norms to permit females to compete with males, why not adjust this formula to permit females to proportionately compete with males while performing less actual work?
· Finally: How many mothers are unknowingly violating workplace laws when, in the course of their daily interaction with children, they pick up and hug youngsters? Is this something we need to investigate as an indication of spousal abuse forced on the female by the dominant, absent husband who perpetuates the “Lord and Master” myth of home economics? When will we recognize that the home is a workplace, that stay-at-home mothers are underpaid, and grant these economic slaves benefits and protection commensurate with full employment?
When will the government learn that they need to stay out of things not authorized in the Constitution, to which they have no answers and no standards, and in which they have no business meddling?
H/To RLTuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN YOUR DRINKING WATER? HOW TO FIND OUT.
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/322/563/Hexavalent_Chromium_In_Your_Drinking_Water_How_to_Find_Out.html
Oh, joy.
Well, if we know, we can do something about it. Maybe.
Oh, joy.
Well, if we know, we can do something about it. Maybe.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
MEDICATED IN THE COCKPIT- OF YOUR AIRPLANE - THIS IS NOT GOOD NEWS
Psychotropic drugs were banned for years for pilots who wanted to fly. Now it's ok. For sure, I'm not going to think it's ok.
How about you?
I don't think I want to take a chance that someone up front decides to kill a few hundred people in a drug induced vendetta (like Columbine), and fly the plane into the ground.
http://digg.com/d31NaIe
How about you?
I don't think I want to take a chance that someone up front decides to kill a few hundred people in a drug induced vendetta (like Columbine), and fly the plane into the ground.
http://digg.com/d31NaIe
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
British Airways - Want to work for free?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/16/british.airways.work.free/index.html
This makes me fear flying. Let's see...they could cut down on fuel, maintenance and a myriad of things.
I think maybe this is not an isolated case and it makes me worry. A lot.
This makes me fear flying. Let's see...they could cut down on fuel, maintenance and a myriad of things.
I think maybe this is not an isolated case and it makes me worry. A lot.
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