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Old 06-03-2022, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by MartinSE View Post
So, is arning the teacher doing to help.

Let's see, if a shooter is going into a class room and knows the teacher might be packing, who are they going to unload a whole clip on before the teacher can demonstrate their precise quick draw. Of course we all know teachers would NEVER miss and hit a student. And a teacher will never have their back to the door while writing on a blackboard.

But, if that is what enough people want to try, then let's try it. I am ALL in on coming up with things that we can try. Are you?

And before we do I think it would be wise to define some criteria for success - things like how many teachers lose the quick draw contest, how many innocent students are teachers allowed to shoot before we change our minds. Just asking.
Hmmm. Not sure what rebutting that a 5 round bolt action rifle is adequate for home protection has to do with arming teachers.

My thoughts on arming teachers are mixed. Do I think you should take the average teacher, send them through a firearms class and give them a gun? No I don’t. Do I feel that if someone has life experience with firearms in a stressful environment, such as former LEO or military, which there are some who left those professions to become teachers? Then I think it’s something to consider.

I think hardening the target is something concrete that we can do now. Where we moved from they had converted the schools to single entry. They also had a Resource Officer(s) that was basically a Deputy Sheriff with a different patch on his/her uniform.

So yes there are things we can do now and many school districts have already taken action.
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