Crash Course: Training children to attack school shooters is cowardly victim-blaming

Children not yet old enough to read or tie their shoes are expected to fend off an assault rifle. It has to stop Your daily update from [Salon](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0QWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). (PHOTO MIO JAPAN/Getty) Training children to attack school shooters is cowardly victim-blaming The first time I bought my child a bulletproof shield, he was in kindergarten. A school shooting had happened. I forget which one. My child was too young for me to explain the story then, too young to worry that he might accidentally hear about the violence on the news, which I wouldn't listen to around him. Too young for [social media](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvZGVsZXRlcy10d2VldC1jbGFpbWluZy10ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3Rlci13YXMtdHJhbnNzZXh1YWwtbGVmdGlzdC1pbGxlZ2FsLWFsaWVuL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~). But not too young to be in danger at school: a place children are [supposed to be safe,](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvdGV4YXMtc2Nob29sLXNob290aW5nLXRoZS1yaWdodC1yZXNwb25kcy10by1tYXNzYWNyZS1ieS1jYWxsaW5nLWZvci1tb3JlL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) with carpet squares for sitting in a circle, a cubbyhole with his name on laminated paper with a smiling red apple. [Read the rest from Alison Stine.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvY2hpbGRyZW4tc2Nob29sLW1hc3MtdmljdGltLWJsYW1pbmcvVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency/JC Olivera) Pennsylvania GOP primary for Senate between Dr. Oz and David McCormick heads to a recount The race between David McCormick and Dr. Mehmet Oz for the GOP nomination to replace Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is heading to a recount more than one week after Election Day. ' According to unofficial counts reported by counties throughout the commonwealth on Tuesday, the margin between the two candidates was just 902 votes, according to Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman. That is within the 0.5% automatic recount threshold. 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Greg Abbott - [Matthew McConaughey](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvbWF0dGhldy1tY2NvbmF1Z2hleS11dmFsZGUtc2Nob29sLWVwaWRlbWljL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) issues a "call to action" following school shooting in hometown of Uvalde - Florida Republican [threatens Biden](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvZmxvcmlkYS10aHJlYXRlbnMtYmlkZW4tYWZ0ZXItc2Nob29sLWluLXRleGFzL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) after school shooting in Texas - [Gun violence](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0Q1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvdmlvbGVuY2UtaGVhbHRoY2FyZS9XA3NwY0IKYobDXY9ijv1vb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is the health care crisis we're ignoring - House Republican deletes tweet claiming Texas school shooter was "[transsexual leftist illegal alien](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvZGVsZXRlcy10d2VldC1jbGFpbWluZy10ZXhhcy1zY2hvb2wtc2hvb3Rlci13YXMtdHJhbnNzZXh1YWwtbGVmdGlzdC1pbGxlZ2FsLWFsaWVuL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)" - Democrat rips “useless f**king baby killer” [Ted Cruz](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0R-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvZGVtb2NyYXQtcmlwcy11c2VsZXNzLWZja2luZy1iYWJ5LWtpbGxlci10ZWQtY3J1ei1mb3Itb2ZmZXJpbmctcHJheWVycy13aGlsZS1maWdodGluZy1zYWZldHkvVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) for offering prayers while fighting gun safety - Texas school shooting: [The right responds to massacre](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvdGV4YXMtc2Nob29sLXNob290aW5nLXRoZS1yaWdodC1yZXNwb25kcy10by1tYXNzYWNyZS1ieS1jYWxsaW5nLWZvci1tb3JlL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) by calling for more guns - After Buffalo, [Trump threatens "civil war"](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvYWZ0ZXItYnVmZmFsby10aHJlYXRlbnMtY2l2aWwtd2FyLW1haW5zdHJlYW0tbWVkaWEtcmVmdXNlcy10by1jb25uZWN0LXRoZS1kb3RzL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~): Mainstream media refuses to connect the dots - [Putin](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvcHV0aW5zLXJlYWwtZ29hbC1pbi11a3JhaW5lLWlzbnQtdGVycml0b3J5L1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~)’s real goal in Ukraine isn’t territory - How will [laws against abortion](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0R0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvaG93LXdpbGwtbGF3cy1hZ2FpbnN0LWFib3J0aW9uLWJlLWVuZm9yY2VkLW90aGVyLWNvdW50cmllcy1vZmZlci1jaGlsbGluZy1leGFtcGxlcy9XA3NwY0IKYobDXY9ijv1vb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) be enforced? Other countries offer chilling examples Not a subscriber yet? [Sign up](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly9zYWxvbi51czgubGlzdC1tYW5hZ2UuY29tL3N1YnNjcmliZT91PTcxY2IzZThhNmU5NjM5YzgxMDIzY2Q0MjcmaWQ9NWRlZGEyYWFhN1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) to receive Crash Course. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Republicans don't care about kids — just imaginary children In the aftermath of the latest mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas —[ which left 19 small children and two adults dead](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjQvYXQtbGVhc3QtMTUtaW4tdGV4YXMtc2Nob29sLXRoZXktZmtpbmctZmFpbGVkLW91ci1raWRzX3BhcnRuZXIvVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) — Republicans are working through their usual playbook to buy time until the shooting fades from the headlines. So there's lots of "mental health" talk from the same politicians and pundits who want to gut our already paltry social services. And there's [lots of whining about how the real victims here are Republicans](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkaWFtYXR0ZXJzLm9yZy9mb3gtbmV3cy9sYXVyYS1pbmdyYWhhbS1zYXlzLWpvZS1iaWRlbi1hdHRlbXB0aW5nLWV4cGxvaXQtbWFzc2FjcmUtaW5ub2NlbnQtbGl0dGxlLWtpZHMtaGVscC1oaXNXA3NwY0IKYobDXY9ijv1vb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) being criticized for their sociopathic policies, and not the dead kids and their families. [Lots of fantasizing about how the solution](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0R9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWVkaWFtYXR0ZXJzLm9yZy9mb3gtbmV3cy9zdG9wLW1hc3Mtc2hvb3RpbmdzLXNlYW4taGFubml0eS1zdWdnZXN0cy10YXgtYnJlYWtzLWFybWVkLW1pbGl0YXJ5LWFuZC1wb2xpY2Utb2ZmaWNlcnNXA3NwY0IKYobDXY9ijv1vb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) is a "good guy with a gun," even though multiple officers [were on the scene and exchanged fire with the shooter](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9BbWFuZGFNYXJjb3R0ZS9zdGF0dXMvMTUyOTQzMDEzNjExMzgzMTk0NVcDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) before he entered the school, to no avail. (All these self-appointed gun experts of the GOP refuse to understand unarmed school teachers and 10-year-olds make easier targets than a shooter armed with an assault rifle.) [Read the rest from Amanda Marcotte.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvZG9udC1jYXJlLWFib3V0LWtpZHMtLWp1c3QtaW1hZ2luYXJ5LWNoaWxkcmVuL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "He Wrote The Onion’s Famous Mass-Shooting Headline. It Still Haunts Him," [Rolling Stone](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucm9sbGluZ3N0b25lLmNvbS9jdWx0dXJlL2N1bHR1cmUtbmV3cy9vbmlvbi1tYXNzLXNob290aW5ncy1uby13YXktdG8tcHJldmVudC10aGlzLWhlYWRsaW5lLTEzNTg1MzkvVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "NASA says something strange is happening with our universe," [ABC](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0Q9aHR0cHM6Ly9hYmM3LmNvbS9uYXNhLXNjaWVudGlzdHMtdW5pdmVyc2UtbWlsa3ktd2F5LzExODgyMDgxL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) - "A father’s worst fear: losing one of his children," [The New York Times](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RWaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS91dmFsZGUtc2hvb3RpbmctdmljdGltcy5odG1sP3NtdHlwPWN1ciZzbWlkPXR3LW55dGltZXNXA3NwY0IKYobDXY9ijv1vb1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAo) - "First responder shares heartbreaking story of learning about daughter's death," [CNN](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RgaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS92aWRlb3MvdXMvMjAyMi8wNS8yNi91dmFsZGUtc2Nob29sLXNob290aW5nLXBhcmVudC1hbmdlbC1nYXJ6YS1hYzM2MC12cHguY25uVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) - "After Texas school shooting, nearly two dozen gun bills remain on the table in Louisiana," [The Advocate](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYWR2b2NhdGUuY29tL2JhdG9uX3JvdWdlL25ld3MvcG9saXRpY3MvbGVnaXNsYXR1cmUvYXJ0aWNsZV81NGI4YmE4ZS1kYzdmLTExZWMtYjcxYy1mZjc4NWU2YzRiN2UuaHRtbD8yMzQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1zb2NpYWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT10d2l0dGVybm9sYWRvdGNvbSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c25kVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~) (Washington County Sheriff's Office via Getty Images) "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar gets 12 years for child porn Josh Duggar, oldest son of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar and star of the TLC reality show "19 Kids and Counting," has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for child porn charges. In addition to his jail sentence, Duggar has also been ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, and is to have no unsupervised contact with minors during a 20 year period of supervised release. He will also be made to participate in a "sex offense-specific treatment program," according to documents obtained by [USA TODAY](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0R7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudXNhdG9kYXkuY29tL3N0b3J5L2VudGVydGFpbm1lbnQvY2VsZWJyaXRpZXMvMjAyMi8wNS8yNS9qb3NoLWR1Z2dhci1zZW50ZW5jZS1jaGlsZC1wb3Jub2dyYXBoeS1jYXNlLzk4MDk3NTUwMDIvVwNzcGNCCmKGw12PYo79b29SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAKA~~). [Read the rest from Kelly McClure.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRkceLDP0RkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2Fsb24uY29tLzIwMjIvMDUvMjUvMTkta2lkcy1hbmQtY291bnRpbmctc3Rhci1qb3NoLWR1Z2dhci1nZXRzLTEyLXllYXJzLWZvci1jaGlsZC1wb3JuL1cDc3BjQgpihsNdj2KO_W9vUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW44NUBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAACg~) Have a tip for Salon? Feedback on this newsletter? [Let us know](mailto:brett.bachman@salon.com). Our mailing address: 1000 N. 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