Since the Florida shooting there once again has been calls for armed teachers/guards in schools. As both a certified instructor for concealed carry and a teacher with some police experience, I have some concerns/observations. First of all, a concealed carry permit does not mean that that person (a teacher in this case) is trained well enough to exchange gunfire with an active shooter armed with an AR 15. Most can not afford the money for ammo or the range time. IF you favor armed guards walking the school hallways, most articles I have read say or infer that that guard is armed with a hand gun. BAD IDEA! What I think would be needed , if you are really serious about safety, is the European model of Para-mllitary guards armed at a minimum with long guns, not handguns. I know such a proposal would set off the liberal snowflakes (love that term) into mass hysteria. But we are even having churches having armed guards now. Knowing that the schools and churches have armed guards would not totally prevent active shooters but would certainly deter most.
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