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Originally Posted by anothersteve
And again I ask....how well did that work at Majory Stoneman Douglas High??
Steve
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Turn that right around. You have officers whose actual job is to use a firearm if necessary, to protect, serve, and keep kids safe. They couldn't manage to do that.
But you're betting on teachers, who are NOT hired to protect and keep kids safe, but who are hired to TEACH...to be ready, willing, and able to a) fire a weapon, b) at an assailant, while c) not accidentally shooting one of his own students who panicks and gets in the way, d) being of mental and emotional ability to handle the consequences of the possibility of "c)" and e) being prepared to kill someone, mentally, physically, and emotionally, while f) not being able to consult with the psychologist and talk it out first because it's happening right this second and they're a teacher, not a cop.
I don't care how well-trained they are. They're not paid killers. They know they're not paid killers. But in order to stop a freak with an AR-15, you'd better be not only a paid killer, but damned good at it.
I wouldn't trust my kids with someone who is paid to be my kids' teacher, and volunteers to carry a firearm to protect my kids from someone with a firearm. I'd pull them from that school and if necessary, move to a state that doesn't allow it.