"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler
Please don't tell me it was an elementary kid that did the shooting!
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776
Connecticut State Police say they and local police responded to a Friday morning shooting at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The Hartford Courant was reporting that shortly after 9:40 a.m., one shooter was reported in the main office of the elementary school and one victim had numerous gunshot wounds. Details were sketchy, but the Newtown Bee is reporting that a police officer carried a seriously wounded child from the building. (The Courant also said one shooter was reported dead).
Groups of students — some crying, some holding hands — were being escorted away from the school by their teachers. Some students were still in the school at 10:30 a.m., parents said.
The school has 39 teachers and about 650 students. A reverse 911 call went out to parents warning of an incident at about 9:30 a.m.
Dozens of state troopers are on the scene assisting local police. Heavily armed police gathered in front of the school around 10:45 a.m., and a number of stretchers were set up.
The school superintendent's office says the district has locked down schools as a preventive measure to ensure the safety of students and staff. State police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance says they have a number of personnel on the scene to assist.
A 1:30 press conference has been scheduled.
Contributing: Gary Strauss, Donna Leinwand Leger, Associated Press
This type of crap terrifies the daylights outta me. WIth all the BS in Copperas Cove this past two weeks, and the idoits that are out there.....is it any wonder so many people are homeschooling?? Ugh.
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