A new use for textbooks

John Amato at Crooks and Liars came across this nutty report:

Bill Crozier, a Union City Republican going against incumbent Democrat Sandy Garrett, said he believes old textbooks could be used to stop bullets shot from weapons wielded by school intruders. If elected, he said he would put thick used textbooks under every desk for students to use in self-defense.

This might make a good subject for a Saturday Night Live skit. "Grade school students defeat masked gunman with textbooks."