Teachers Should Be Allowed To Carry Guns In Schools

Recently, there has been a debate over allowing teachers to carry guns in schools. This debate arose when a nineteen-year-old went to a school in Florida with an assault rifle and killed seventeen people. Many people question how he was able to obtain that sort of weapon. This arose the debate of whether teachers should be allowed to bring their own gun for their and the student's safety. Guns are very dangerous and can cause serious harm to an individual, therefore, teachers should not be allowed to bring them to school.
Both sides agree that no student or teacher should be killed on school premises. A school is a safe haven for many individuals. Teachers and students, alike, do not wake up and think their death will be in school. Parents trust that when they send their child to school, they will be secure and return unharmed. School officials also take several measures to prevent any unwanted …show more content…
Ultimately, parents are the ones that have to send their child to school, so by them voting they are deciding the future of their child. Schools should take parents into consideration when making important decisions such as bringing weapons to school. If parents are not part of the decision-making process in this debate there will be a huge backlash and have major consequences such as parents withdrawing their children from school. The second possible solution can be: the qualifications of teachers should determine whether or not they should carry a gun. By giving qualified teachers weapons, this can limit the number of casualties when there is a treat. With properly trained individuals, a gun can be very helpful, therefore, training and arming qualified teachers may bring a positive impact while limiting the number of guns in a school (Hansen, 2017). This also ensures that unqualified professional are not able to obtain a gun without being trained