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Debate Stirred on Arming Teachers, School Staff
Debate Stirred on Arming Teachers, School Staff
In the aftermath of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, several prominent voices, including former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett and U.S. Rep. Louis Gohmert, R-Texas, have argued that allowing teachers and principals to carry firearms could prevent such incidents.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, said Dec. 17 that permits to carry concealed weapons should be valid on school grounds. Firearms are currently prohibited on public and private school property and school vehicles in his state. Another Republican, Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, told Washington’s WTOP radio Dec. 18 that it was time to have a “discussion” about having armed school staff members.
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Permalink Reply by Dr. Michael L. Cubbin on
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I have had this argument for weeks now. The President, Congress, Senate, Supreme Court, banks, as well as every citizen in the US is protected by guns (being carried by police.) But we leave our youngest, most precious, and most vulnerable assets unprotected to the whim of anyone with a deadly thoughts. We trust our teachers with our children every day. Why wouldn't we then trust a teacher (who is licensed and trained) to carry a gun on school grounds? It just doesn't make any sense to me, especially when politicians are saying this will only place students in the middle of gunfire. Do we really think teachers this unstable? And is that worse than the possibility of leaving everyone at the whim of a madman with a gun? I am politically neutral, but I am a science teacher. This is simple logic to me. If the President and politicians don't agree, let's take the guns away from the Secret Service and the guards at the gate to the White House.
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