Teachers teach. They didn't sign up to potentially have to discharge a firearm at another human being or possibly a child. This isn't something that is fair to expect of them especially given how poorly they are paid.
@9GT6KT56mos6MO
Yes i completely agree, we should work into preventing school shootings with gun control, better education and a friendlier school environment. We should not expect teacher to have weapons (they should not have them in general at school).
The solution to gun violence is not to hand out more guns, it is to stop the selling of automatic weapons and other unnecessary firearms to the public who have to real use them. If a citizen argues for protection or hunting they can be allowed a handgun or a rifle, if they argue they need a higher tech weapon to hunt they should be advised to find a new hobby. When the framers were writing the constitution they did not anticipate the sale of automatic weapons to the public. They wrote the second amendment in order to allow people living in a time of war with no real military to protect themselves and fight. If every wants to fight for the "second amendment right" they can have a 1700s musket.
@9GT6SDV6mos6MO
It is important to be prepared for any situation, and with a gun the teacher could effectively save the children from a shooter without sacrificing themselves, or loosing students.
I think the only reasonable way a teacher should fire a gun at a student or other teacher is when either them and or their students are in danger from a possible threat and they need to protect them and other people.
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