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In reply to the discussion: If i am a teacher with a CCW and "a good guy with a gun" small enough to conceal [View all]loose wheel
(112 posts)31. yes and yes.
The teacher might miss, but being under fire might be enough to make a bad guy stop. Just the threat might be enough. It's better than the current option which is nothing but sheep to a slaughter.
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Thinkingabout
Jan 2013
OP
I work in schools. If we put weapons in the classrooms, I will stop doing so. So will many others.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#30
Aside from inside a school, would you kill to save your own life? Just trying to understand
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#32
I work in very bad areas. I have had guns pointed at me on three occasions in the past 10 years.
Squinch
Jan 2013
#33
Thanks for sharing those stories. You certainly have had enough bad experiences with guns
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#39
Arming teachers is not a very good idea. They're just not trained for it, and I agree that a
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#3
I think the very first priority should be to protect our children. If this requires someone
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#6
And we won't spend money on textbooks, but now we're going to spend the money to arm the
Squinch
Jan 2013
#38
Are you suggesting that there is some moral wiggle room for people who go into schools and
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#42
20 meters...? 60 feet...? Ever been in a combat situation? Ever hear of "buck fever"? nt
Bigmack
Jan 2013
#27