Opinions differ on this subject, as can easily be seen on TV.
I side with our President, and MANY others, when he says we need to "harden up" these soft target schools called "Gun Free Zones". I'd like to see these teachers, who want to, have a chance to fight back against these shooters and have the possibility to save more lives than they can by just standing in front of their kids & taking the bullets for them.
We know, without a shadow of a doubt, that there will be other school shooters, who slip thru the cracks. The only question is: Will they face armed resistance, or again be able to shoot up all the ammo they have, at innocent unarmed kids & teachers ? I say, give the teachers a fighting chance, to save themselves & at least some of the kids. It's almost a no-brainer.
There are already lots of armed teachers, which until now, most didn't know about. And, there are lots more that know how to use hand guns, some with concealed carry license, who would love to be armed in school, so they could better protect their students, or at least have a chance to. Without guns to shoot back, those in the school are "sitting ducks". They don't have a chance. It just doesn't make any common sense to continue these "Gun Free Zone" policies, since it has been proven beyond any shadow of a doubt that a shooter can easily kill & maim lots of people, just by walking in the door & opening fire on all the unarmed people inside.
As has been said by many on TV, celebrities, politicians, sporting events, and lots of businesses have armed guards. So what sense does it make to leave the schools without any armed guards, inside the building, WITH the kids ???
It's really sad that it has come to this, in this country. But, that is the reality in which we now live.
