We don't need the National Guard, either. Let the Boy Scouts do the job.
Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More
I was once an explorer scout. We had a Civil Defense theme, which meant we practiced rescuing people from possible natural disasters.
It seem the program has changed.
Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More
IMPERIAL, Calif. — Ten minutes into arrant mayhem in this town near the Mexican border, and the gunman, a disgruntled Iraq war veteran, has already taken out two people, one slumped in his desk, the other covered in blood on the floor.
The responding officers — eight teenage boys and girls, the youngest 14 — face tripwire, a thin cloud of poisonous gas and loud shots — BAM! BAM! — fired from behind a flimsy wall. They move quickly, pellet guns drawn and masks affixed.
I was once an explorer scout. We had a Civil Defense theme, which meant we practiced rescuing people from possible natural disasters.
It seem the program has changed.