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Originally Posted by x_sf_med
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My argument was that Joe Shit the Commie Hippie Teacher with no training except 4hrs given by a school board would not be a likely candidate as a protector for my kid. I'd rather see 3 well trained ex-mil/ex-LEO guards at a school than 30 ill-trained teachers. Your rebuttal is weak. If I were to apply for an armed school guard position, I'd:
1. shoot for 3 weeks under the teutelage of TR, TS, KGoerz, or Gene Econ
2. shoot for another 3 weeks as in 1 above
3. make sure I got to the range at least 1 day a week
4. set up annual refreshsers with other QPs
And after all of that I'd train some more. Getting people certified is not the problem, keeping them from being a danger to those they are protecting is.
My outlook has been formed by the Army and SF - to me weapons are tools, and constant use, practice and maintenance are required to keep the operator and the tools in condition. Would you want any guy off the street in your kid's school, armed?
If TS or TR were the only guards at a school, my kid would go there. If my only choice was a school where every teacher was armed 'just in case' my kid would be home schooled.
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Agreed !! I certainly dont want Joe Shit the Commie Hippie teacher with a 4 hour handgun course taking watch over my son, or for matter anyones children. We're in agreement here, and I'm certainly not volunteering for the job unless I'm trained far beyond my current level of handgun and rifle expertise, if I can even refer to my level of training as "Expertise" However, I'm more qualified than Joe Shit the Commie Hippie Teacher with a 4 hour handgun course, but certainly not putting my skill level against TR, TS, or any other "QP"
On the other hand, in my neck of the woods, most with a LEO badge cant stand next to most of the general folks and hit squat with a handgun or rifle. There's no "JEDI MASTER" skills issued with the uniform. Would I trust them with my sons life ? Some yes, some NO WAY !!! Some of dumbest things I've heard in reference to firearms generally come out of the mouths of the local PD and Sherrifs office.