Should We Have The Right To Prevent School Shootings?

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Imagine the idea of being defenseless against an attacker trying to wreck havoc on your teachers and fellow classmates. The worst feeling in the world is when you are helpless, and there is nothing you can do during a situation. Not allowing our teachers to carry a weapon while on school grounds is a great way to achieve this helpless feeling. Since 2013, there have been over two hundred school shootings in America- an average of nearly one a week. Between 2013 and 2015 an average of two shootings on K-12 schools took place per month. with the rise of school shootings going up, we need to give our teachers the right to defend themselves. It is their Second Amendment right. Every teacher in our country with a gun permit, should have the right

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