SSDD

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7936817.stm

Now how might this have been different if the teachers were armed? I don't know if they're allowed or not in Germany and don't have time to do the research.

However, given this article my hunch is they aren't allowed.
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/187558,germany-tightens-gun-control-laws.html

In fact the reason the article describes the need for gun control sounds reminiscent of the reason behind Germany's 1928 gun control laws. See the post earlier today, Nazis and guns.

Nazi's and Guns

In this time of "economic morass" and with a government that seems to want to do everything for us, I think the last paragraph is one of the more important ones in this brief essay.

I like this idea

Local pro-gun groups visibly being a part of the community is a good thing. Well done.

Founding father's attitude != current "leaders" attitude

"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on the objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." -- James Madison

Kudos to Bob for delivering up this quote and to Mr. Madison for saying it in the first place

One quote that we'd do well to remember

"The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money."
-- Alexis de Tocqueville

If we don't reclaim our right to self determination I fear our days as a republic are numbered.

Great essay

It's not a read for the faint of heart; there are poly-syllabic words and in copious quantities. However the essay does a great job of breaking down some fundamental principles into a format that you can absorb. This is perfect if you've known you have the right to defend yourself, but you could never quite explain why it felt so "right" to you.

It was written in the 90s so some of the facts on laws are outdated now.