Do you want your kids in school with guns? The debate over arming teachers has been above and beyond what everyone thought how big it would be. Many believe that arming teachers is one of the best things to do about the school shooting situations. But why? That’s just adding another armed person into the situation. And that is why i’m here, to help you understand why this is the wrong decision for this country. One reason this idea should be abolished would be it wouldn’t be safe for kids with mental illnesses. As we all know the shooting that have occurred all involve people that are suffering from some mental illness. So if the firearm is not locked up well enough or guarded as needed you are basically providing the kid with their murder
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“A proposal to arm teachers, administrators and school staff in Florida causes widespread concern about the minimal firearms training they would get — 132 hours — less than that of basic police recruits.” USA Today provided me with this information, and what stood out to me was the part about them training teachers less than the average police recruits. How foolish can they get? You’re going to have a teacher, who is with your kid 182 days and roughly 1,219.4 hours, armed with a firearm but only give them a minimal amount of training before they send them into a school building. CityLab.com makes an interesting point with them saying “Being armed places you in a state of mind that is not conducive to teaching. Carrying a firearm responsibly means that you are operating in a state of heightened awareness and caution. You are aware of where your firearm is at all times. You are aware of your environment. You are aware of everyone around you. And whether you want to admit it or not, you are looking for threat—trying to identify whether or not you might need to use that firearm you are carrying.” With this in mind, is this really a good decision? With teachers on constant alert for a threat, could there be a mistaken motive? What they shoot an innocent because they were paranoid? Take that into
“A proposal to arm teachers, administrators and school staff in Florida causes widespread concern about the minimal firearms training they would get — 132 hours — less than that of basic police recruits.” USA Today provided me with this information, and what stood out to me was the part about them training teachers less than the average police recruits. How foolish can they get? You’re going to have a teacher, who is with your kid 182 days and roughly 1,219.4 hours, armed with a firearm but only give them a minimal amount of training before they send them into a school building. CityLab.com makes an interesting point with them saying “Being armed places you in a state of mind that is not conducive to teaching. Carrying a firearm responsibly means that you are operating in a state of heightened awareness and caution. You are aware of where your firearm is at all times. You are aware of your environment. You are aware of everyone around you. And whether you want to admit it or not, you are looking for threat—trying to identify whether or not you might need to use that firearm you are carrying.” With this in mind, is this really a good decision? With teachers on constant alert for a threat, could there be a mistaken motive? What they shoot an innocent because they were paranoid? Take that into