Submitted by Midnight-Ran t3_11enfgd in AskReddit
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HuguenotPirate t1_jaf08fr wrote
I don't think that's necessary. School shootings happen more in the USA than in other countries, but they are still very rare in the USA. Americans don't need to worry about them so much.
SugaRowanie t1_jaf08gm wrote
All for it.
Remarkable-Ranger812 t1_jaf0cze wrote
I had one teacher that used to party pretty hard with us students all Ik is I wouldn’t want him packing
balenciaghoe t1_jaf0d20 wrote
if that was the case shouldnt we all be armed? cause anything can happen doesn’t matter when and where.
Chiknbreastbutthole t1_jaf0db1 wrote
They should be armed with knowledge
twerpenes t1_jaf0dxx wrote
Gotta say if it were maybe 100 years ago that woulda Ben one of the first things to happen
stupidfock t1_jaf0iub wrote
Cops already have way less training than I think necessary. More untrained people with guns isn’t gonna do much in a school.
Discussions would be better spent on better school security and mental health resources
CampusTour t1_jaf0kkb wrote
Bad idea, for the same reasons paramedics don't pack heat in the ambulance, and cops disarm before going to the holding cells.
I realize that the police are so bad that they actually help the school shooters now, but if we need an out of the box security solution, I'd suggest we consider arming the fire department before we talk about teachers. Fire department will get there first, have the tools to enter secured areas, and most importantly, are willing to risk their lives to save innocent people. And since they don't have 30 kids crawling all over them all day, there's less chance for an accident.
okay_victory_yes t1_jaf0no4 wrote
Fucking terrible idea.
FizzyBeverage t1_jaf0r5d wrote
There were plenty of kids in my middle and high school years that an armed teacher would have murdered for their behavior.
Bad idea. Teachers aren’t immune from rage or mental illness. And 25 teens in a class is a perfect catalyst.
CJFrancis282 t1_jaf0rlq wrote
I don’t mind if the teacher volunteers to be armed, but I’m against arming teachers who legitimately don’t want it. People who don’t want guns will only become more nervous around them and that’s when you get accidents
swirly1000x t1_jaf0xbh wrote
Terrible idea, all that will do is get the teachers killed faster because they'll try to use the gun and probably fail bc they don't have training. Also the solution to guns is not more guns, you can't add more flames to the fire and expect it to go out.
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a-c-moore t1_jaf1btu wrote
More guns means more gun violence. Teachers did not get into the profession to be put in the position to shoot their students.
Mentalfloss1 t1_jaf1d8x wrote
Pathetic
Rubysage2 t1_jaf1iwz wrote
Definitely no. When did schools for children turn into maximum security prisons? Surveillance, metal detectors, bag inspections, guns, etc. That's not a route we need to go down.
This creates a society ruled by fear. It's wrong in so many ways.
ImAsuiter t1_jaf1ram wrote
Should be teachers choice.
Jammmmboo t1_jaf1vbq wrote
It’s necessary. How else will they write on chalk boards
KnuckledeepinUrethra t1_jaf2gva wrote
Arming teachers is akin to arming flight attendants. It provides no real safety, an opportunity to be mishandled or stolen, and in the event it would actually need to be used you are more likely to hurt innocent people than save anyone.
Securitygaurd t1_jaf2nb5 wrote
Be weird if they had no arms gbh
geronimoquince t1_jaf2wd3 wrote
It's a fantastic idea. Unlike police officers, teachers are willing to protect children.
mexur t1_jaf2xvh wrote
That's fine, just don't bring that shit to school
part_time_monster t1_jaf2yyq wrote
Teachers will inevitably shoot students.
AND
One day a student will disarm a teacher and use their gun for violence.
Fun times ahead.
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ACam574 t1_jaf32il wrote
Yeah I want one the most overworked, underpaid, and disrespected professions in the US with minimal training to carry firearms around my child. All 4 million of them.
Going to guess contract negotiations go slightly differently after awhile.
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Hellen_Bacque t1_jaf3cx4 wrote
Some teachers are absolute pricks who shouldn’t even be around kids and you want to give them guns??
RumBunBun t1_jaf3ejx wrote
I had plenty of absent-minded, moronic, drunk, or mentally unstable teachers who could not have been trusted to keep a gun secure. Couple that with a few juvenile delinquent students who would leap at the chance to grab a gun and turn it on the teacher, other students, themselves, and I can only imagine what could go wrong. I agree, very bad idea.
SnooChipmunks126 t1_jaf3hul wrote
I feel like it would just give kids more opportunities to get their hands on a gun. Plus, I don’t want a gun. I’d be more likely to shoot off my own toe than stop an attacker.
Sargonnax t1_jaf3tjm wrote
Only in this country would the answer to mass shootings be keep adding more guns...
Upstairs-Software830 t1_jaf44mu wrote
It’s a great idea. We should also have all the students armed as well. That way whenever there’s a bad kindergartener with a gun, there’s a good kindergartener to balance it out.
Aerobiesizer t1_jaf4c9r wrote
Sounds like a recipe for disaster
TurretX t1_jaf4t72 wrote
I mean itd be hard to point at the blackboard if they didnt have arms so im favor of most teachers being armed. Don't mean to ableist but theres a clear advantage there.
doogihowser t1_jaf4v7t wrote
This is America...
UnsneakableRogue t1_jaf4xul wrote
Considering how little we pay teachers, and how much they are overworked, I don't want them armed near kids.
west_of_edem t1_jaf07t3 wrote
Are you crazy? That won't help.