12-17-2012, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by davidmash
Arming schools, malls, theaters or what have you should be the last resort. By the time the person with a gun is in a school it is too late. The children are at risk.
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I agree with you. The proposed solution is the very threat we are trying to prevent. What if an armed teacher loses their mind and turns against their students? Yes, there will be other armed teachers to take this individual out, but the first time this happens, the 'arm the teachers' strategy will be abandoned, and we'll be back to square one.
As a side note, the proposal to turn schools into fortresses is bound to have a negative psychological side-effect on the children by isolating them and creating a constant state of paranoia. The very freedoms we are seeking to protect by not revisiting gun controls will cause us to infringe upon all other freedoms, by locking down society and turning us into a state of fearful people.
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