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  Well let's see....lax gun culture, worship of guns, and awash in guns. It would be more shocking to me if a gun wasn't lying around somewhere in Texas.
context: This isn't that surprising.
  Source: I grew up in the next town over from here. >
  
  RO, midlo, or Ennis
  I'm a red oak boy myself lol
  (Trust I don't say that with any ounce of pride) >
  
  Don't forget Ferris and Palmer lol.
  Fuck that whole area. >
  
  Those shitholes in the Ellis county shithole don't count lmao >
  
  I don't get it.  What answers do they want?  They live where there is a collective agreement that carrying weapons around is the only way to "be safe" and "protect themselves", and there's been a big push to have teachers and admin carrying.  This is the result of all of those things, and it should be no surprise at all.
  Yes, it's dangerous around kids.  But y'all won't be told that this is the inevitable risk of all that in the first paragraph. >
  
  This is what I thought to. You fucking voted for this by supporting people who don’t give a fuck about gun safety. In a state where anyone can conceal at anytime, I fully expect a gun to be present everywhere. It’s already amazing how many people carry legally in places not named Texas. Can only imagine how many people are there. >
  
  
  Parents gathered Wednesday night seeking answers about in incident at Waxahachie Prepatory Academy where an adminstrator’s gun was reportedly left in a bathroom and found by a student.
  
  Incompetency at its max level.
  From Waxachachie Prep's website:
  
  A Distinctly Christian School To Help Form Lifelong Followers of Jesus
  
  Guns for Jesus!
  
  Come discover a place where critical thinking skills and collaboration are employed in the  classroom, along with various research methodologies.
  
  Ironic...
  
  Come join the best of a home school education with activities that traditional home school approaches cannot provide.
  
  Ah okay, as messed up as this is, it is starting to make a bit more sense how someone can be so dumb. >
  
  "Critical thinking" has long been a buzzword among Christians that means "Mindless obedience to religious dogma and never disagreeing with someone who has more status than you." >
  
  So more like, "ability to think is in critical condition." >
  
  If you used your critical thinking, you would obviously agree with church leadership. Ergo, thoughtless obedience = critical thinking >
  
  Sounds like this is exactly the situation they were warned about. >
  
  They want to know why MORE weren't available in the bathroom. >
  
  Gotta bring enough to share is always the rule >
  
  I am 100% certain this person has referred to themselves as "a responsible gun owner".   
  I can also guarantee this person will not lose their right to carry guns and purchase more. >
  
  Answer: It's Texas.  Parents, you can stop seeking answers. >
  
  When I went to public high school in Los Angeles county we had a shooting range on campus. 
  I think guns are pretty common throughout the US. >
  
  My school had armed police and school resource officers. I don’t think teachers were allowed to carry even with a permit which at the time was impossible for a normal person to get in Los Angeles.
  I don’t think I ever saw ROTC with guns outside of the range, except for when we had an assembly and they did their rifle spinning thing.
  Edit:was common for kids to have guns though, it’s just they were criminals and gang members, but gun violence was targeted and not one of those “mass shootings”. Kind of funny I graduated in 2013, and I see old black and white photos of the range and they had the same weapons. >
  
  Fun fact: The weapons used in drill maneuvers and parades are typically rendered incapable of firing, with the exception being those weapons intended for use in the “gun salute” at a funeral.
  Source: Was in cadets. We had guns for target practice and a completely different set of guns (that were deactivated) for parade. >
  
  Is this not common knowledge though? Like the barres are obviously filled with something >
  
  If it's common knowledge... Then why do you think the barrel is filled? Definitely plenty of ways simpler, cheaper, and significantly safer to render any firearm inoperable. Weld the action, remove the firing pin, or even render the sear inoperable. All filling a barrel does is turn a firearm into bomb since a cartridge can't vent to anywhere. >
  
  My guy when I see a bunch of teenagers spinning a rifle with a filled barrel my immediate thought isn’t “wow how could those bastards hand those kids a bomb?” 
  Also I was in rotc, our rifles had filled barrels and missing triggers. I know because they were heavy as fuck as a result of the filled barrel. >
  
  It's got nothing to do with the barrel being filled or not. All that is is extra work all around. It's about the firearm being rendered inoperable as a weapon. A missing trigger fulfills the exact same need as everything else I listed. Just filling the barrel doesn't. Maybe in ROTC they fill the barrel, but that's not the case for every firearm used for display throughout the US. All filling a barrel does is complicate rendering the firearm operable as originally designed. As the OP stated, TYPICALLY they are rendered inoperable. There's plenty of times when it's just left as is and nobody is any wiser. You actually think that every firearm in every parade is inoperable? Half the time it's nothing more than intent and a single cartridge away from being used as designed. >
  
  People who do this shouldn't be allowed to carry guns.  But nothing will be done, bc apparently the 2nd amendment is the most important one. >
  
  How in the fuck do you just forget that you have a gun on your person? >
  
  Because you dont carry all the time.
  Its the reason im going to go to all the classes and training offered for concealed carry but am not sure ill ever do so. 
  You either carry all the time in every facet of your day to day life. Or you shouldn't carry at all. >
  
  It doesn't have to be an all or nothing situation, one just has to fucking check that their pistol is where it's supposed to be (i.e. on their waist, in a bag, etc.) whenever they go somewhere. It's truly not that hard. >
  
  The reason I feel that level of commitment is necessary is because of the level of awareness necessary to carry safely and responsibly. It has to be on the same level of awareness as your wallet, keys, and shoes.
  Especially since Glock is the most popular pistol manufacturer in the US and thier guns dont have traditional safeties. >
  
  I don't really see how they're related, but ultimately the lack of awareness period in this situation is abhorrent. >
  
  I put the two together because in my opinion if you carry a firearm without a safety and work around children who dont know shit about guns, you need to be hyper vigilant. And in this case im reasonably sure the person involved who fail to be considered merely vigilant. >
  
  I disagree for a few reasons, but it's a fair take.