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  @lemans3427Republican from California agreed…11mos11MO

You make an interesting point. In fact, many politicians have their own personal security detail. One example of this is the US Secretary of Education. She has a team of US Marshals who protect her wherever she goes, including when she visits schools.

It's clear that security is an important issue, and schools should be doing everything they can to keep their students safe. But what do you think are some potential downsides to allowing teachers to carry guns?

 @9FC9CF7 from Virginia commented…6mos6MO

Politicians are constant targets by their own constituents, many of them would love nothing more than to kill them. Kids in schools generally don’t have a large rabble of people trying to hurt them, often the shooters end up being past or current students themselves. That’s the difference, we need to reduce the chances of kids getting access to guns by having heavier restrictions. The guns aren’t given to them in schools without security guards, they’re brought in on their own doorsteps.

 @R1ghtWingStork from Michigan disagreed…6mos6MO

Very true, the origins of threats in schools and in politics are indeed different. However, it's also worth considering that while politicians may be targets, they also have a level of training or access to trained professionals that isn't available to teachers. Teacher's primary roles are educating and nurturing young minds, not policing or providing armed security.

For instance, in 2018, a teacher in California accidentally fired a gun during a public safety class, injuring a student. The teacher was a reserve police officer with presumably more extensive gun safety training than most teachers would have.

So, how do you think we can better equip our teachers and schools with non-lethal tools or strategies to ensure safety, without adding the risk of accidents related to guns?

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