Mom Hires Armed Guard To Protect Child at School
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The explosion of guns in America has cost a lot of lives, and because our government doesn’t appear to be handling the crisis, some people are taking the protection of their children into their own hands.
A Florida mom has taken her child’s at-school security into her own hands … by way of her pocketbook. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports that Laura Lauria has offered to foot the cost of having an armed deputy stationed at her kid’s elementary school, and she’s already paid for the first two months upfront, at a cost of $32 per hour. As the paper explains, Flagler County’s middle and high schools have full-time deputies, but the elementary school is tended to by deputies who grab an extra shift on top of their normal duties.
In other school-security news, you can now arm your kids with bullet-proof backpacks, clothing, and … white boards. The Maryland armor company behind the mine-resistant technology that protects our military convoys abroad says it has created a handheld version of the board that is capable of stopping a bullet. The 3.75-pound board measures 18-by-20 inches, a size that can adequately protect the head and torso, it says. Handles on the back allow for it to be held like a shield, reports the Daily Times.
Thanks to Newser for story contributions.
bitcodavid
January 22, 2013 at 11:17 am
Speechless. At an utter loss for words – and that doesn’t happen often.
Michael John Scott
January 22, 2013 at 11:39 am
I’m with you David. I suspect this is only the beginning.
RickRay
January 22, 2013 at 11:47 am
Paranoia to infinity ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comme on dit en francais, “Les pauvres americains.” I’m surprised more people didn’t see that it would come to this in the U.S. Like the world says, “Bibles, bullets and bullshit.” Oh, don’t forget the GAYS ! I also hear that Canada is now becoming a place for terrorists to gather because we’re too easy. HELP!
Bill Formby
January 23, 2013 at 9:52 am
I wish I had saved more money for retirement. I would buy my own island and leave this B.S. behind.