Armed Teachers Would Make Schools As Safe As Armed Cops

Townhall.com ^ | January 7, 2019 | Carl Jackson

[Bonemaker]

“They believe guns are better off left in the hands of trained professionals such as cops...”

Oh like that worthy Broward coward?

[The_Media_never_lie]

It is PC leftist orthodox religion that police should be the only ones to have guns.

[GingisK]

A county school policeman told me that the reluctance to arm teachers is not because of distrust of teachers. It is because planners fear that students will overwhelm and take a weapon from a teacher. Think of inner-city schools.

[BenLurkin]

That actually makes sense.

[Misplaced Texan]

Yep. Protect no one. Let them all fare for themselves at inner city schools.

[msrngtp2002]

The naysayers seem to imply that the police always hit what they are aiming at like on TV. Watch the dashcam videos and see them empty a couple magazines to hit a stationary perp in a parked vehicle.

[Misplaced Texan]

I forgot the /sarc.

However, I thought further and wondered how many school shootings have occurred at predominately high risk schools vs. non-high risk schools.

Maybe there is a difference that can be used to reach an end point.

[adorno]

Opponents of the recommendation argue that armed-teachers wouldn’t stop mass shootings and it’s a bad idea that would make students less safe.

Those opponents are either brainless, or just playing the anti-gun politics.

FACT: when somebody feels endangered, they will react immediately in the best way they can, with what's at their disposable. No doubt that any teacher would feel threatened by a gun-wielding nutjob, and her/his first instinct will be to use his/her gun to protect him/herself and the students around. Give the nutjob a chance, and BANG!, you're dead instead of the nutjob.

[lightman]

Ping.

[Retain Mike]

Require concealed carry permit and an annual tactical class to carry on campus. Now how you get them to go to the gun range regularly I wonder? How come just teachers? How about custodians, cooks, and groundskeepers. Concealed carry means only the principal knows. Post a sign saying, “This is not a gun free zone. Members of the faculty and staff may be armed”. Uncertainty has a great deterrent effect.

[lightman]

It is PC leftist orthodox religion that police should be the only ones to have guns.

"Chust for temporary", as we say in the Pennsylwania Dutch Country.

Their REAL goal is to make the Police as disarmed as the British Bobbies.

[lightman]

[GMMC0987]

Just a couple of thoughts on the matter.

There’s a reason it’s called concealed carry.

You don’t have to arm all teachers but potential school shooters should have a reasonable expectation that they might encounter an armed person at any time.

Armed citizens have a better record of engaging the correct person than the police do since they’re on the scene as the situation unfolds. Notice the police have all the people exit with their hands up since they don’t know who is who.

[PROCON]

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[Carriage Hill]

Bringing a POS Glock to an AR-15 fight probably end well, except if it’s a Kimber 1911 .45cal ACP 230gr HP. Best to bring a better, Class 3, AR-15.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Where is that Capt Obvious gif?

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

“Uncertainty has a great deterrent effect.”

That uncertainty certainly enhances the deterrent effect of submarines.

[DoughtyOne]

Honestly, I’m not sure what would work in California. Teachers are assaulted here. I’d hate to see a teacher have to shoot some kid who thought they were on a mission from God.

Some little fourth grader (looked like) girl kicked a male teacher in the crotch. It’s on instagram.

What do you do in an instance like that?

These kids are out of control, but you don’t want to execute them. It’s a very tough dilema.

[PROCON]

Where is that Capt Obvious gif?