Let's 3-D Them

 LET'S 3-D PRINT THEM

As a follow-up to Guns for Third Graders, having introduced an idea with obvious value, a suggestion to alleviate some of the cost of the new emphasis on being able to shoot people while in school, it would seem the ideal solution is to introduce the 3-D firearm production to high school shop classes.  I remember my shop class in high school although I will not disclose the project that I was required to display in the high school gym.

As an aside only, our shop class, in toto, was required to go to the principal's office for disciplinary purposes - twice. It was quite a room full of would-be scholars and we were severely reprimanded as a group for untoward behavior not only concerning our shop class projects but for our lack of respect for the shop teacher.

But back to guns for third graders.  The cost of providing firearms schools wide, if falling on parents, could be a special burden not willingly undertaken by those of modest income.  So, rather than making stupid stuff in shop class, shop was required in my high school and most of us did not want to be there as was apparent by the occurrence of visits to the principal's office, the kids will learn how to make guns.

After all, the money for materials and the machinery necessary to concoct whatever is being concocted in shop class, is already available.  So the limited resources available to the school will not be stretched any further than already stretched.  And politically, we know that our current state administration and legislature would support the idea of a  "Shop of Guns".

"Shop for Guns".  It is a catchy little phrase that would quickly catch on.  It could even become a mantra for the new effort to arm our student bodies with firearms making it very dangerous indeed for a potential mass shooter to enter the doors of the school building with the intent of committing mayhem and otherwise being disagreeable.  So folks, let's give this idea some serious consideration and possibly get some legislative proposals prepared for the next legislative session.

Richard E. H Phelps II

Mingo