Arming teachers is a ridiculously dumb idea.
What's funny, is that MANY state, city, and government buildings have armed guards who just stand there all day and protect others.
Yet, you want to arm teachers and give them yet another responsibility, on top of teaching. Why should teachers be "strapped" with another thing on their job description? Why is it okay to hire an armed guard for a government building solely to protect the people in the building, but you dont want to do the same for schools?
As I said in a previous thread, just like you have armed guards in court houses, put 2 armed guards at every school entrance.
Further, most teachers wont have the constitution to shoot someone:
The experts added that even with proper firearms training, to expect a teacher to be able to shoot down an attacker — and not accidentally injure anyone else — is unrealistic.
"To be trained is not just about shooting. Your heart is beating like crazy, your adrenaline is all over your body, and you have to make a wise decision about what to do," Hemenway said.
Brian Levin, a former officer with the New York Police Department, said in the heat of the moment, it's too easy to misfire. He recalled a time early in his career when he almost shot an unarmed man fleeing a shooting scene.
"Often times when you’re having an adrenaline-filled situation, you’re not sure who the target is," said Levin, who is now a criminal justice professor at California State University, San Bernardino