Posted on 04/11/2018 9:57:36 AM PDT by 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
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Better than a bag of rocks? Debatable.
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.
Are they high capacity bats?
I think a well- aimed can of Coke from a baseball pitcher is more dangerous than an overgrown chopstick....
But CCW is best!!!
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.
Dont bring a bat to a gun fight...
Are they fully automatic bats?.....................
OMG! Is that an evil black bat? Next thing you know they’ll put a custom grip on it.
They’re painted black so....they must be...
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.
A sling shot would be of much better use.
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.
That picture is begging to be Photoshopped.
Add Stormy Daniels to it as well. She has seen her share of black “bats”.
Bringing a bat to a gun fight is a bad idea.
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”
I suggest they put a twenty foot wrist strap on them, in case they miss the first time they throw them at a shooter.
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