School shooting: Teachers in Pennsylvania get 16in bats after Florida

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[BenLurkin]

A Pennsylvanian school district has given its teachers baseball bats in the fight against school shooters.

All 500 teachers of Millcreek School District near Erie got a 16in (41cm) bat in the wake of the Parkland, Florida high school attack in February.

Though the bats are largely symbolic, Superintendent William Hall said, they are there as a "last resort".

"Unfortunately, we're in a day and age where one might need to use them to protect ourselves and our kids."

The superintendent said the aim was to have a "consistent tool" for every teacher in every classroom.

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The baseball bats reportedly cost the school district $1,800

[BenLurkin]

[Delmarksman]

Better than a bag of rocks? Debatable.

[backwoods-engineer]

They should get good at throwing them. They might hit the guy who is killing a kid every second with a rifle in a “gun-free zone”, since they REFUSE to allow teachers who wish to do so to arm themselves to meet the threat.

[River_Wrangler]

Are they high capacity bats?

[fishtank]

I think a well- aimed can of Coke from a baseball pitcher is more dangerous than an overgrown chopstick....

But CCW is best!!!

[Berlin_Freeper]

This reminds me of the promotion they did for “Bat Day” at the ballpark. Then all the drunks beat each other with them and they never did it again.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Don’t bring a bat to a gun fight...

[Red Badger]

Are they fully automatic bats?.....................

[GMMC0987]

OMG! Is that an evil black bat? Next thing you know they’ll put a custom grip on it.

[BenLurkin]

They’re painted black so....they must be...

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

Time for a demonstration. Put 12 teachers with bats in an active classroom. At a random time, have someone rush in with a paintball gun. See how many teachers strike the shooter before being shot with a paint ball.

You could even try it again where everyone knows rpthe exact time the paint ball shooter will attack the room. I would still bet not a single teacher closes on the shooter before multiple paintball hits.

Morons.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

A sling shot would be of much better use.

[Slyfox]

[Kickass Conservative]

The Coaches in my High School had a big wooden Paddle, and they knew how to use it.

Fact: Jock Straps to not provide any protection for the “buttle” area.

[SandRat]

THAT'S NOT A BAT!!!, That's a POLICE Baton. DON'T YOU TURDS KNOW ANYTHING!!!

[Kickass Conservative]

That picture is begging to be Photoshopped.

Add Stormy Daniels to it as well. She has seen her share of black “bats”.

[DarthVader]

Bringing a bat to a gun fight is a bad idea.

[Polynikes]

“This reminds me of the promotion they did for “Bat Day” at the ballpark.”

When I worked at the airport the Oakland A's would have Bat Day every so often. We took them away by the bucket-full from passengers trying to take them into the cabin in their carry on. “No Bats For You”

[Flaming Conservative]

I suggest they put a twenty foot wrist strap on them, in case they miss the first time they throw them at a shooter.

[Perseverando]

No! No! I said "We're going to need a bigger bat! A bat, you idiot!