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I would like to make a point regarding the above that I feel is being overlooked. I do not feel that the main benefit of armed staff is that they will be there in an emergency, although that is a great benefit.
The absolute main benefit of adults being armed in school is just the knowledge that schools are no longer gun free zones. It will be just a huge deterrence. It will become known over time that there are several teachers, etc. that are carrying concealed weapons, it might be known who or not, but, that knowledge will become known to every student, every parent, every grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle and on and on. The whole of American society will know that schools teachers are armed, they are not a place to even think about going and just shooting people like ducks in a barrel. It will just change the thinking of many, many people that might potentially want to do something this dumb. There is more to this, but, I am sure that this is the right thing to do in this day and age.
I would like to make a point regarding the above that I feel is being overlooked. I do not feel that the main benefit of armed staff is that they will be there in an emergency, although that is a great benefit.
The absolute main benefit of adults being armed in school is just the knowledge that schools are no longer gun free zones. It will be just a huge deterrence. It will become known over time that there are several teachers, etc. that are carrying concealed weapons, it might be known who or not, but, that knowledge will become known to every student, every parent, every grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle and on and on. The whole of American society will know that schools teachers are armed, they are not a place to even think about going and just shooting people like ducks in a barrel. It will just change the thinking of many, many people that might potentially want to do something this dumb. There is more to this, but, I am sure that this is the right thing to do in this day and age.
That's the best case scenario but the reality
There was a police officer on the school campus and the shooter didn't know where he was when he entered and started shooting...didn't stop him.
Taking guns away from law abiding people is at best idiotic, and is a diversion from addressing the real issues.
You know what else worked very well in Israel? Their strict laws about gun ownership. So if you want to go to an Israeli system of school protection you must allow for both sides of it.
You know what else worked very well in Israel? Their strict laws about gun ownership. So if you want to go to an Israeli system of school protection you must allow for both sides of it.
Yes, the terrorist shooting up schools in Israel just decided to obey the law, and that stopped the school shootings.
Arming school staff is at best idiotic and is a diversion from addressing the real issues.
Best synposis of the situation I've seen yet. Kudos.
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