This is very well phrased. it’s a shame that this is even something that needs to be discussed, but at least there are people like this who are able to explain it so frankly. There are already to many stories of teachers who have hurt kids, (my sister had her mouth duct taped shut by a substitute the other day) and there WILL be more casualties if teachers are armed!

This is a perfect response to why arming educators is such a bad idea. I'm not a teacher but I work in a school system. ALL of the teachers I support have mentioned that IF an active shooter situation were to happen at our schools, we would all be more likely to try to talk the shooter down as opposed to use a weapon against them. The personality that drives a person to join the military is drastically different from the personality that drives a person to become teachers. We don't want to be badass, we want to help kids. I would much rather modify the buildings so they stop any bullets inside and out than deal with any weapons in the building other than the police.

From Wikipedia: "The Dunblane school massacre took place at Dunblane Primary School near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 children and one teacher before killing himself. It remains the deadliest mass shooting in British history. Public debate about the killings centred on gun control laws, including public petitions calling for a ban on private ownership of handguns and an official inquiry, which produced the 1996 Cullen Reports. In response to this debate, two new Firearms Acts were passed, which outlawed private ownership of most handguns in Great Britain." Since 1996, no more school shootings occurred in Great Britain. Please, mr. Trump, do your homework!

This has changed my mind on the issue of teachers with guns entirely. Why don't we just require metal detectors in schools?

The most effective option is banning guns. No guns, no shootings. There's no arguing that.

Stonekettle should be a mandatory advisor to Trump. What if teachers have guns, especially in high school, we know how many adolescents can be a pest to teachers without them meaning real harm. We know how many teachers are on the brink of a mental break down. Weapons can never be an answer. Checking out the adolescents who are falling out with special educated forces is a much better answer. And, by the way, adding marine skills to a teacher who is already overworked, would that be fair?

why the excuse that the "right to bear arms" is THE one and only constitutional right worth enshrining? Just because it was allowed in the 1700's does not make it appropriate for modern society. The same constitution promoted the ownership of slaves and a myriad of other behaviours completely unacceptable today.

I confess I don't know the answer but arming teachers somehow reminds me of that slogan, " Killing for peace is like f*****g for chastity. " There's gotta be a saner way.

Wow, way to mischaracterize an important thread. This was not a rant. This was a well considered series of questions that we really do need to be asking. Also, did you read the whole thing before you decided that he was against the idea? I mean he specifically said he's neither for, nor against, arming teachers without the answers to these questions.

I actually did a project on this topic with this point of view at school

So killing foreign child in a war zone is "collateral damage " and it's Ok but killing a deranged murdering teen is not. NOBODY SHOULD BE OK WITH KILLING ANY CHILD. The Dunblane school massacre that took place at Dunblane Primary School near Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on 13 March 1996, when Thomas Hamilton shot dead 16 children and one teacher before killing himself led to guns being banned in private hands. If the UK can learn from such an awful tragedy why can't America?

Those questions all definitely need to be answered. And, like he says, in DETAIL.

*Points a shotgun at student* "WHERE IS YOUR HOMEWORK?!"

Some good questions - thank you for asking them.

What I think? Remember when armed teachers in the movie "Class of 1984" was regarded as far fetched?

adding more guns to the equation wont solve anything maybe even make it worse

THANK YOU

Unfortunately mister Trump probably already lost him at part 2/23. Thinking things thorough, even on a basic level, is just not one of his talents. I really feel bad for American citizens.

How are these people getting into the schools to begin with? Aren't their locking doors that can't be opened front the outside? I know all of my school's doors prevented people from entering from outside and you had to use an intercom to contact the office to tell them why you were there and you could be seen from a window in the office so you could show your identification. I also had to carry a student ID on me at all times. Why aren't these simple measures being taken? It seems to me this would prevent at least SOME attacks!

This is stupid, once someone starts shooting innocent people, they lost their right to be viewed as an American or an innocent child. They are a killer, and no matter how compassionate the teacher is, the shooter needs to be stopped without hesitation. A shooter is looking to inflict maximum casualties in the quickest time, so they wont choose a school with armed teachers. They will go to the "gun-free" zone so that they will have as little resistance as possible.

I think those are great questions that need answering before we put armed teachers in the class room.

Somebody already is. https://distributedsecurity.com/start-here/public-schools.html

Renate Stargardt It would take years to work through all these points, to find solutions and answers and all the measures that would be needed to implement this (completely idiotic) idea of Trump and his "fans" !!! And it would be great for Trump to say that they are working on a solution and the NRA can continue to sell weapons freely to anyone who seems to be a bit normal!

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"Guns don't kill people, people kill people".

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http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-maryland-high-school-shooting-20180320-story.html......................armed guard at school saves lives. Guns aren't going away no matter how much some people wish for it. Be prepared or don't.

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What an idiot!!! you go on a rant about this and offer no solution, just your loud mouth opinion that will change nothing. Either offer up a solution and be part of it, or shut the hell up because you add nothing to solving the problem.

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Wish BoredPanda could have avoided the political, but, the point of arming teachers is not for them to shoot, but for them to be a deterrence. Why do people not attack police stations? Because there are armed people all over the place. (wish could do paragraph breaks) Look, here's what you do. Give teachers who want it training from certified instructors, the same who instruct police officers. They must go through an NICS check and be approved. The firearms stay in a locked gun box in the classroom. You could have classrooms with gun lockers with zero guns in them. No one would know. Could have some teachers and school personnel walking around with unloaded firearms. And those fake ones that look completely real. Because this is about deterrence. Not gun fights. Nutjobs tend to attack gun free zones where the people who are there are also unarmed. Make them think really hard about attacking school kids.