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Should teachrs be required to carry guns
The title is pretty self explanatory. I've heard school shootings in America happen around twice a month. But even in other countries should the teachers in school carry a gun. Rather be safe then sorry?
What better way to create a positive learning environment where students feel safe than by giving their teacher a gun?

Guns have no places in schools. Even if a disturbed kid comes in with a gun, that doesn't make it right for the teachers to have a gun. The proliferation of guns isn't a good solution to the problem, i.e. mental illness and antisocial behaviour. To make any headway in the issue, you need to be addressing those problems.
welp. I studied in a military school, in Brazil, virtually everybody in the school has a gun on their waistbands, and there is no register of people shooting in there since the school was founded: 1919.

Actually, there is no register of people shooting in any military school in Brazil since the first one was founded: 1889. :v

So, you're right. Giving guns to the teachers isn't the solution, you should give guns to the maximum number of people who are able to properly use a gun in the school. :v

PS.: Teaching to kids how to handle a gun could be a good idea if you make sure to test their psycho-social when they enter the school.
Last edited by iver; Jan 28, 2015 at 10:15 AM.
Originally Posted by iver View Post
welp. I studied in a military school, in Brazil, virtually everybody in the school has a gun on their waistbands, and there is no register of people shooting in there since the school was founded: 1919.

Actually, there is no register of people shooting in any military school in Brazil since the first one was founded: 1889. :v

So, you're right. Giving guns to the teachers isn't the solution, you should give guns to the maximum number of people who are able to properly use a gun in the school. :v

PS.: Teaching to kids how to handle a gun could be a good idea if you make sure to test their psycho-social when they enter the school.

I don't have the mental stamina to research about it. But at least in normal schools there is AT LEAST one, often more, person who is disturbed.

I do not believe in physical abuse by bullies, but fists are better than a bullet.

Also, why are there so many school-shootings in the US?
How about taking all the guns from retards who have no business of having one? You should surrender your right of violence to the state, like every normal country on earth did.
How about taking all the guns from retards

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Are we talking about kindergartens? If so, this discussion is pointless. I'm sorry. I can't imagine children with 3~9 yo causing shootings in schools. :v
You can't fix a system by damaging it even further; the whole idea is like having armed nurses cause they might get hurt by disoriented patients.
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I don't think it would be such a good idea. What if some how, a student gets a hold of a teacher's gun. And then he goes on a killing spree within the school? I say no. Metal detectors, more security, and more doors is the best solution in my book.

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Originally Posted by Ele View Post
The proliferation of guns isn't a good solution to the problem, i.e. mental illness and antisocial behaviour. To make any headway in the issue, you need to be addressing those problems.

I want to bring up this point again, since all of the solutions proposed tackle the symptoms of the issue, not the issue itself. I've said this a few times in different threads here, but when you're looking to fix a problem, you're actions need to be directed at what causes the problem. A good way of thinking about it is that you shouldn't attack the symptoms of a disease, you should attack the disease itself.

In mass shootings, mental illness and antisocial behaviour is what's causing the problem. Actions should be directed at tackling those issues.