Should Teachers Be Allowed To Have Guns In Schools Essay

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When it comes down to protection, mostly nowadays in schools, we would like to think we are safe. For example, schools are or were a safe place to learn and be productive either as a student or a teacher. No matter what school you are in either public or private, doesn’t matter if you're in middle, high or elementary school. In just recent years there has been a rise of school shootings, the ones you might of heard of are from sandy hook elementary to the most recent; Stoneman Douglas high school. While many ask how to make schools even safer, others are asking if teachers and professors should be allowed to carry firearms in the classroom. Many parents or even teachers don’t like the idea of carrying guns in school, especially in classrooms, …show more content…

They have to think about the possibility to save many other lives, arming teachers who are young and quick thinking have a better chance of protecting students so no one else could get hurt other than the shooter or anyone trying to harm the students. Its not a smart idea to allow every single teacher or professor to carry a firearm. While some do have experience they might be a bit older and might not have to same reflexes or quick thinking as younger teacher or professors. Arming teachers with firearms shouldn’t be taken lightly, while it's not making a change soon its always a possibility for the …show more content…

While in the conference with survivors of the Stoneman Douglas shooting . He stated “A gun-free zone to a maniac..a gun-free zone is ‘Let’s go in and let’s attack because bullets aren’t coming back at us,’”. He is trying to say that shooter target the school because they know that no one is going to shoot back at them or try to stop him since he is the only one with the gun. If a teacher were able to carry firearms then the potential shooter might think twice about going in if he knows they are other firearms and he could be stopped or even

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