Craig Miller":e34zjsc0 said:Not that i think this is a bad idea because i do think more armed citizens is the answer, who decides which teachers are sane enough to carry a gun? The teachers today are not the same as they were even 20 yrs ago. I see news all the time about teachers abusing kids
Commercialfarmer":3p16rj3h said:Craig Miller":3p16rj3h said:Not that i think this is a bad idea because i do think more armed citizens is the answer, who decides which teachers are sane enough to carry a gun? The teachers today are not the same as they were even 20 yrs ago. I see news all the time about teachers abusing kids
highgrit":3515n9ay said:You would like to think all teachers were sane enough to own and shoot guns. After all most working folks trust them raise our kids. We know quite a few teachers personally and everyone of them would die protecting their kids. A good teacher makes a bond with the kids that last a lifetime. I'am looking at 60 and I remember the names of most of my teachers, because they cared.
:bang:3waycross":2lgjghki said:The voice of reason.....finally!
Coco Donatella":b7rdo1qg said:What if all the teachers had tasers disguised as chalkboard erasers? :cboy:
bear":1idtbj6q said:You would like to think, however, I know several teachers very well and they are all good people and good teachers but the thought of some of them carrying, particularly around a room full of kids would make me nervous.
If they were comfortable carrying, fine. Maybe when the shooter comes in the classroom while a teacher is teaching they could neutralize as a last resort. Not likely, but maybe.
Teachers are teachers not security. If you want security hire an appropriate number of security, based on size of school. It would seem to me that armed campus police or security would have a better chance of neutralization before the shooter made it into a classroom.
Teachers that carry could possibly be usefull as a last resort if and only if there was some type of warning.
alisonb":397ulwkq said:bear":397ulwkq said:You would like to think, however, I know several teachers very well and they are all good people and good teachers but the thought of some of them carrying, particularly around a room full of kids would make me nervous.
If they were comfortable carrying, fine. Maybe when the shooter comes in the classroom while a teacher is teaching they could neutralize as a last resort. Not likely, but maybe.
Teachers are teachers not security. If you want security hire an appropriate number of security, based on size of school. It would seem to me that armed campus police or security would have a better chance of neutralization before the shooter made it into a classroom.
Teachers that carry could possibly be usefull as a last resort if and only if there was some type of warning.
I tend to agree with bear. A school is a place of learning and should be a place of safety, teachers are there to teach not worry about their pupils safety. I say let a security firm or the likes handle it, the odd teacher can carry but it should not be their responsibility to protect the school.
Dave":3ls93yzh said:alisonb":3ls93yzh said:I tend to agree with bear. A school is a place of learning and should be a place of safety, teachers are there to teach not worry about their pupils safety. I say let a security firm or the likes handle it, the odd teacher can carry but it should not be their responsibility to protect the school.
And how are volunteer fireman able to save lives when they are actually salesmen, mechanics, farmers, etc and not full time firefighters?
alisonb":3w3yp5yq said:Dave":3w3yp5yq said:alisonb":3w3yp5yq said:I tend to agree with bear. A school is a place of learning and should be a place of safety, teachers are there to teach not worry about their pupils safety. I say let a security firm or the likes handle it, the odd teacher can carry but it should not be their responsibility to protect the school.
And how are volunteer fireman able to save lives when they are actually salesmen, mechanics, farmers, etc and not full time firefighters?
My point is it should not be the teachers responsibility to protect the school even though they may be able to save lives by volunteering to carry a firearm.