Mass shootings

[GMDino]

(02-23-2018, 12:21 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Regardless of where I was "shot at" I'd prefer to have the means to reply in kind. Seems there is some inherent risk in schools. 

As I said: I cannot speak for educators, but I'd prefer to be able to fight fire with fire and maybe save a life or 2. But who knows perhaps you and others know better and they don't need a weapon for defense, just being a target should suffice. 

I read and wept about the brave educators that gave their lives to protect students. I wonder what they would say if asked would they want a weapon to eliminate the threat. 

No, not "regardless".  If you were in a war zone and got shot at that is different than being in algebra class. Your experience, if while deployed, isn't the same at all.

I am sure a few would be happier to have a gun with them.  But I'll be honest, I haven't had one friend who is a teacher say they want to be the one carrying a gun.  that covers a few states and various grade levels and experience levels. Male or female.

I've talked to students who listed off the teachers they wouldn't trust with a gun for various reasons.

So while arming the "best" teachers as the POTUS has suggested (or didn't suggest depending on which tweet you read) might be "an" idea it is being resisted by the people he wants to arm.