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Exactly .. Here is a YouTube video who clearly knows his shit lay it out why it is NOT a good idea to arm teachers:

I respect his professional opinion (he was a former military contractor, correct?) I think his arguments would probably someone with more training and experience than myself to properly assess.

But the following facts I think make a good case to believe his is mistaken about this scenario:

- statistics on the utility of CCW in mass shooter scenarios

- the preference of mass shooters to target gun-free zones.

- the precedent of Utah allowing teachers with CCW for roughly 10 years without real incident.

It's certainly not the only step that should be taken to curb mass shootings in schools, but I think there's good evidence it will help.

And even though this is a sensible opinion from someone who knows , do not be surprised for some "bullet" points narrative from guns-everywhere advocates that will try to refute this ..

.. oh it has happened already :D hahahah

Laugh all you want. The gun control side is losing the political fight. Gun proliferation (by which I mean the arming and training of more and more average civilians) is making any debate moot.

Any solution to the problem of mass shooting in schools will have to work within that constraint.

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