{"id":23093,"date":"2013-01-31T20:05:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/watchwomanonthewall\/?p=23093"},"modified":"2013-01-31T20:05:54","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T01:05:54","slug":"new-homeland-security-video-urges-americans-to-resist-shooterswith-scissors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/watchwomanonthewall\/2013\/01\/new-homeland-security-video-urges-americans-to-resist-shooterswith-scissors.html","title":{"rendered":"New Homeland Security Video Urges Americans to Resist Shooters\u2026With Scissors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Calvin’s Commentary: The Dept of Homeland Security fails to express how in school after school hundreds of children have been murdered and what is present in every classroom? Scissors! Now we all know that there is an over abundance of scissors in schools, one pair for every teacher and one pair for every student, so why then didn’t the teachers and students use them to whack down the murdering intruder? \u2026 Or, maybe, here’s what the DOH intends, students should use scissors to make cut outs of guns and aim them at the shooter mowing down their fellow students \u2013 because we all know how dangerous paper guns are \u2013 they can get and already have gotten students suspended for having a cutout of a gun in their pocket in a classroom! <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s 2 examples of news items proving what I just wrote \u2013 shown below. For more just search the Net for items like these:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fifth-grader reprimanded for bringing paper \u2018gun\u2019 to school<\/span><\/span><\/a>,
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Boy suspended for paper gun: Cutout of long-barreled pistol \u2026<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

and believe me, there’s many, many, many more! <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u25ac <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Donna Calvin<\/span><\/span><\/a> \u25ac Thursday, January 31, 2013<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Source: The Blaze<\/em><\/p>\n

If Americans were worried that those pushing gun control in Washington, and in the Obama administration, have unrealistic expectations about what is necessary for self defense, then a recently released video by the Department of Homeland Security seems unlikely to placate them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The video, titled \u201cOptions for Consideration,\u201d and released January 25th of this year, details what are meant to be acceptable responses to \u201cactive shooter situations\u201d of the type seen at Fort Hood, Virginia Tech, and at the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Curiously, the video omits mention of the Aurora shooting, though it was filmed before Sandy Hook.<\/p>\n

DHS\u2019s recommended responses to such shootings, demonstrated in a generic office setting, include the obvious instructions to try to either evacuate the area, or hide someplace the shooter won\u2019t think to look, while also warning innocent bystanders in such situations that it is necessary to follow the instructions of police officers and other law enforcement personnel who appear on the scene.<\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Youtube<\/p>\n

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This much of the video is relatively non-controversial. However, there is one particular portion that may prompt derisive chuckles from self-defense advocates. The passage occurs at roughly 1:45 in the video, during which the narrator of the video suggests,\u00a0\u201cIf you are caught out in the open, and cannot conceal yourself or take cover, you might consider trying to overpower the shooter with whatever means are available.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The image shown at this point is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo Credit: Youtube<\/p>\n

This particular bit of advice has already attracted some attention. The New York Post reports<\/a> the pushback:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Richard Feldman, president of the Independent Firearm Owners Association, said he has a better option for consideration than a pair of scissors when confronting an armed mass murderer \u2014 a legal firearm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why I prefer a gun, and I usually do carry a gun when it is lawful to do so,\u201d said Feldman. \u201cClearly, you use whatever you can\u201d to fight for your life, he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So if scissors are all you\u2019ve got, grab them by all means.<\/p>\n

The video is part of the Obama administration\u2019s ongoing campaign to reduce firearm violence in the wake of the horrific mass murder last month of 20 children and six teachers in Newtown, Conn., said a Homeland Security official.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given that the video was apparently released to coincide with Obama administration proposals on gun control, the fact that it makes mention of self-defense at all is surprising. However, suggesting that self-defense with scissors and other improvised weapons might be a valid option while neglecting to mention the idea of carrying a firearm for preparedness arguably heightens the omission of the latter.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t already, watch the video for yourself!<\/p>\n

Read More: http:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2013\/01\/31\/new-homeland-security-video-urges-americans-to-resist-shooters-with-scissors\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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