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So while I'm not anti-gun, the suggestion of just putting guns in the teachers' hands seems a bit on the glib side.
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Yes it is. But I'll bet most schools already have teachers who own guns, and some of those have carry permits. They are halfway there already, and the school doesn't have to lay out anything for the hardware. All they need is a little training -- which the police or sheriff could provide -- and some guidelines (guns must be concealed and worn on the body at all times, etc)
Some school already have police officers stationed there; are they armed? Are they the first line of defense or the second? (I'm talking about a somewhat hardened perimeter to deter some bad guys and slow down the rest, to buy the good guys a little time) If the armed guard or officer is stationed outside, he just becomes a target.