Yeah I was thinking there has to be some people in that there building that psychos won’t KNOW either way, whether they have a gun or not.
Hell, some students would be more of a variable than teachers.
I’ve been to a range, like I said, about 18 times. I wouldn’t count on me to take someone out.
Not because of fear. Seen too much in life to be afraid of dying.
But simply because I’m not that good.
Unless the shooter lets me set up a pulpit to lean on and then give me time to aim, with an ex marine adjusting my arm :)
(Don’t tell anybody but I am not that great anymore. I used to shoot in completions and was close to getting “Master” at high power rifle and could hold my own with a pistol but the eyes started going. Now whatever I focus on everything else is so blurry my group size has gone to hell.)
You know yourself and your abilities (at this time) better than anyone. You also have the good sense not to volunteer at this time. Good, adult decision making!
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OTOH, when my wife decided to get her Texas CHL, (at the same time I did -- after moving back to God's Country from MA) I let her shoot my smooth-shooting HK P7 M8 9mm -- while I shot a tiny, subcompact, hard-kicking "backup" .380.
I trained her, but she had only about 100 rounds of practice -- total -- when she shot her TX CHL qual test.
I shot three rounds short of perfect -- and she shot within ten points of me.
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I'm very well trained and with thousands of rounds of experience. But, my daughter carries a featherweight, double-action .38 short-barreled revolver -- and I have a hard time even "hitting the paper" with it. (The long, hard trigger pull and light weight "throws me off"...)
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Perhaps you're shooting a piece/caliber that is uncomfortable for you. Do you mind sharing what weapon you shot/shoot? (Use FReepmail for privacy, if you prefer...)
But chances are in your favor you could be “that good”...Learning to shoot well is more a factor of effort and desire than any innate talents...
Lots of high quality training available out there and not very expensive (especially taken in context with other forms of “insurance”)...
Even some high profile training schools offering free instruction to teachers and school administrators if they would just avail themselves of it...
Fear of failure and embarrassment on the range, and just plain ol’ laziness often intervene preventing too many good people from training...Don’t be afraid to admit you don’t know...There’s an easy (and fun) fix for that...
Dive in...Best wishes and good luck...
https://www.westernjournal.com/sheriff-offers-free-gun-classes-teachers-slots-fill-20-minutes/
For example...Methinks more to rapidly follow...As usual, the answer is to fight back, not lie down and take it...