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immoderate
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December 29, 2012
How many school massacres are there, anyway?
Yes they get much media, but this is a very rare event. There are many thousands of schools, and very few homicidal maniacs.
Arming teachers for something that will never happen is dumb.
And in those rare instances, there's no guarantee the teacher will prevail. And those teachers who are not Dirty Harry will nevertheless be regarded as primary targets.
As a teacher, I have taught students that made things appear in places they could not have been. I wouldn't want to guard a gun against them. I have also had students with violent criminal records.
By the way, I own a gun. I think bringing it in to a classroom is crazy.
--imm
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