LOL!

Okay, go ahead and vote me down now...

In truth, with the nearly total lack of "real" security for those students...throwing canned food is better than nothing.

I'm not saying that armed teachers aren't a far better alternative, but if I was caught at home, unarmed, I'd probably pick up something to throw at an intruder too.

Of course, if I had a Pop Tart handy, I'd chew it into the shape of a gun and hold the intruder until police arrived...

And now I just pictured on-campus 'canning ranges' with radar guns to measure can velocity and with human-shaped silhouettes with circles and scoring numbers on them...

Another new product/service/industry/opportunity, not to mention instructor-training courses and all kinds of new insurance policy riders.... :)

Would the police have to offer buy-back programs for the cans?
Think of all the unintended consequences of these programs!

Oh, that made me think of "Saturday Night Special"... what would that be? A can of chili?

Couldn't be a sawed-off can... whatever...

No, not if all the kids had the mandatory time at the canning-range...

Need Bigger, Stronger Backpacks to carry spare ammunition!

Quick! Copyright Can-Fu and open a chain of dojo's!

this is like advising hikers to take bullwhips into
the mountains to tame the bears which they
might encounter. -- j

Bringing a can to a gunfight, indeed.

Liberalism is a mental disorder.

"Food fight!!!"

I like buckets of marbles. however, I can imagine that going awry as well

AMEN!! Can't you just hear them rolling around on desks and hitting the floor constantly... distraction!

I'm waiting for that too...lol... It won't take long.

God help us! What's Queen Michelle going to say when she finds out that the contents of these weapons don't meet the standards for "healthy schools" ? Somebody's going to get canned!

Wait till two boys get in a dispute and use the handy weapons to settle it. An then the injured boy's parents hire a lawyer who wants to get rich on the backs of the school's taxpayer. Of course the lawyer will not sue the "inventor" of the weapon. Not much cash there.

What? What happened to the scissors and pencils defense weapons they were teaching the kids to use recently? I kind of like the "Bucket of Marbles" idea as a deterrent to bad guys. I can see a whole new industry springing up, food can holsters, food can shoulder holsters. And the government could get in on the action by charging a fee (tax) for a "Concealed Can Permit".

A few more things to ponder: Would we have demonstrations against police that used a food can against a criminal not having one of equal caliber? And would convenience stores be considered arms dealers? Would minors be allowed to buy canned food? I think we need to think this over, too many new regulations might have to go into effect. Would these regulations be enforced by ATF or the Department of Agriculture?

OMG. I can't believe they expect kids to stand up to what most likely would be an armed crazy person, with canned goods... This is INSANE! REALLY??? How about actual trained, armed personnel, like we have in my town.. I think that's a bit more effective. Unless there's a portcullis and murder holes to dump hot pitch on the baddies. Then there might be a chance...

Just like Punkin' Chunkin!

lolololol.

Yeah, I was thnking about that too. Pipe it is!

That's just bad lol
I was waiting for someone to make that joke