[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by Bucco

Yes, and it has been studied a bit.

As a break from all the macho talk by folks who will never be placed in the situation being discussed, maybe read some...example from NIH....

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"Although no empirical evidence is currently available regarding whether arming teachers would deter gun violence in elementary and secondary school settings, we can extrapolate from existing research on the possible outcomes of such efforts. Research has shown that increased gun access and gun possession are not associated with protection from violence,6 which suggests that increasing the presence of guns in the hands of civilians in schools, no matter how well intentioned, may backfire. Furthermore, exposure to gun violence across a broader spectrum—hearing gunshots, witnessing gunfire, and knowing someone who has been injured with a firearm—can adversely affect a child’s health and development. Whether arming teachers would decrease these types of negative exposures is unclear."

Arming Schoolteachers: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go From Here?

We also should consider what we have learned from past experience and enact laws....a few exist, passed but senate refuses to bring to the floor.

I suggest I have no answer but in dealing with our children, we should act like adults.

Excellent post...with a great link.

As far as enacting any new laws, look at how darned long it took from the tragedy of Las Vegas...until the national bump stock ban went into effect.

The Founding Father's couldn't imagine, in their wildest dreams, the weapons now available (not to even get into the fact that there wasn't a standing army back then, which every citizen having a gun was needed in case of a war) and yet there are so many constantly screaming..."The Second Amendment, The Second Amendment, The..."