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D23MIURG23

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5. I don't think it's compatable with the job description and I don't think you'd get many takers

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 01:44 PM

Feb 2018

Also there is a lot to unpack in the phrase "trained properly". Teachers need a lot of training and professional development to do their jobs as it is. How much additional training would be necessary for them to safely carry a gun in school and be effective in an active shooter situation?

I think if you want more guns in schools you should bring them in on the hip of police officers. Police aren't without their problems, but they are more specialized to the use of force than teachers would be, and I think having more school liason officers would carry fewer potential problems than arming teachers.

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I'm a teacher who owns guns, but I DON'T want to be armed on the job. [View all] D23MIURG23 Feb 2018 OP

No one should force a teacher, but if one of your peers was properly trained would you object? Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #1

I don't think it's compatable with the job description and I don't think you'd get many takers D23MIURG23 Feb 2018 #5

Not as much training as you might think is reauired Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #10

The mere presence of a firearm increases the odds of a tragic mishap. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #6

So what standards are we using? Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #11

Get rid of your guns samir.g Feb 2018 #2

If they want a wild west show... let them go to WestWorld world wide wally Feb 2018 #3

-I work around kids and I don't want the psychological effect that wearing a gun around them will ha logosoco Feb 2018 #4

Without specialty holsters, even carrying is a risk, I agree. moriah Feb 2018 #7

You are looking to republish on other sites? D23MIURG23 Feb 2018 #8

I was considering FB. I like what you said that much. moriah Feb 2018 #9