In the wake of Friday's horrific shooting, we've seen lots of suggestions on how to cope, how to move forward, and how to think about guns. We had predictably terrible people say predictably terrible things about how if there were only armed teachers,
"With the Old Breed" is what you probably have in mind. (Naturally, I recommend "The Devil's Anvil")
McArdle has just done for the First Amendment what Lanza did for the Second.
You got to get up pretty early in the morning, to beat a guy who stays up late.
G Whiz!
What's this about pens and keyboards? This was written in crayon, best guess.
You should&#039;ve seen their <i>bad</i> suggestions...
&quot;Fun fact: most recent amendment to the constitution was actually passed in the 1790s, though not ratified until 200 years later.&quot;
Huh???
Her idea comes closer to &quot;If only the people in the towers had rushed the airplanes&quot;.
Dear Ms. McArdle, You first. MG
It must be hard to run, full-stop, with those bazoongas.
Plenty of weirdos, sure .... but eejits like her are rare in this part of the country.
We switched roles with them, on Peleliu. Didn&#039;t really work any better, except that we had more guys.
I was thinking that a slightly stupider idea would be throwing Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder at the shooter, but that is only slightly stupider.
More likely it&#039;s just hydrocephalus.
What would be &quot;ineffective&quot; about the guy not having a gun in the first place?
We could equip them with 3-ring binders made of Kevlar and titanium-ceramic plates.
I can only assume that some cretinous freeper or BlightFarter has already made this suggestion, but without the snark.