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I am amazed at the number of people here who feel that they need to put in their two cents worth without reading the previous posts.
Let me break this down for you. I am not advocating issuing firearms to every teacher whether they want them or not and letting them toss their weapon (loaded) into an unsecured desk drawer. All pilots are not required to be armed. Not all pilots are allowed to be armed, though why you would give them a 200,000 lb. airplane with 300 human lives to ferry around but not trust them with a gun is beyond me.
Those teachers and staff who can meet screening requirements and who are willing to take up arms to defend them could apply and if selected, be trained in security and their use. They would be able to carry them to school, where they could be secured in a locked container and only removed for an emergency or to leave campus. Furthermore, those with valid CCWs should not be prevented from bringing them onto school property and leaving them secured in their POVs. A large number of teachers, especially in urban schools, are likely already doing this in violation of the law.
Again, the arming of every teacher and janitor with WMD is not being advocated here.
TR
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De Oppresso Liber 01/20/2025
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