Should Teachers Be Allowed To Carry Guns In Schools

Idaho Senator Jim Guthrie is discussing the pros and cons of allowing teachers and administrators to carry guns at school. A school district in north-central Idaho decided that some of the teachers and administrators should be trained and carry a gun. “I think we should give districts the maximum flexibility to make those decisions”(Journal Staff & Wire Reports). The National rifle association's believe all action to help keep children's safety should be considered. “ When a threat occurs, a quick and timely response by law enforcement professionals is what everyone hopes for, but in these when time is clearly of the essence we strongly believe that trained school personnel can also serve a vital role”( Journal Staff & Wire Reports).

The article presented two different viewpoints concerning arming teachers in school districts. Nirvi Shah wrote an article in support of arming teachers and stated that educators know when an emergency situation arises before anyone else because educators are at the front line of action for the school not emergency personnel. An article opposing putting guns in the hands of teachers was published and stated that teachers would rather hold a book in their hands rather than a firearm (“Arming Teachers,” 2013).

During the past few years, the number of school shootings has increased markedly. In 2013, there were 19 school shootings that occurred, taking so many innocent lives. Some may remember the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14th, 2013. It was the second deadliest massacre shooting in United States history, behind the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre. Adam Lanza shot twenty children, six staff, his mother, and himself that day. School shootings are tragic. Violence continues to increase with these shootings, as well as with violence within the schools among the students. The big question is, how do we protect ourselves from these horrible occurrences? How do teachers protect the innocent lives of their students? One common suggestion is for the teachers and administration to be armed. The premise is that if the school staff has possession of firearms this would discourage shooters, thereby making the schools much safer. However, it is my belief that teachers should not be able to have access to weapons. There should never be any type firearm on a school property, excluding trained security personnel, such as police officers and security guards.

My recently divorced History professor seemed to be in an extremely foul mood one dreary Monday morning. Every move and comment the class made seemed to irritate him more and more. Everyone in the room stopped moving and talking in concern for him, everyone except Josh, who is our class clown. He made the decision to make a comment to our teacher that any other day would have broken the ice and class would have resumed. For some reason, on this particular day it was the straw that broke the camel’s back. My professor looked up from the floor and in a matter of seconds had removed a gun provided to him by the school for protection, from under his jacket, and then shot Josh before anyone could do anything to stop him.

The president of the united states donald trump suggest that teachers should carry guns to school, I totally agree with the president trump. The trump admission doubled down this week on its support for arming teachers announcing that it wants to help states provide teachers with “ reigorons” firearms training. Trump support the idea that teachers should carry guns to school and i agree with that because me as a student i would feel more safe and comfortable to go to school. I also support the idea that teachers should carry guns to school because i want other students to feel more safe and comfortable to school.

Teachers should have the choice of whether or not to have guns. Some teachers don’t want to bare the burden of having to kill someone. Mrs. Frye from Waupun Area Junior/Senior High strongly hinted at to her students that, “[she]... doesn’t feel comfortable with guns.”. And when she was questioned about whom she would trust she said that “My husband [who also works at the school] would be able to”.

There are two main opinions on equipping teachers with firearms. The problem is not with the polarization of these views, but the lack of willingness to compromise. Polarization of two ideas creates an inability to solve the problem. The National Rifle Association’s National School Shield is an uncompromising policy requiring a teacher to carry or possess a firearm (Pérez, 2017). The other side though is

Thank you everyone for being here today for this crucial meeting to discuss this vital issue. This vital issue we are discussing affects the future of America. It affects our children that we all hold so close to our hearts. It affects all of our schools and our educators. The question of discussion is this: should our teachers in our schools be armed with guns?

Tragic school shootings have contributed to the topic of teachers carrying concealed weapons. School is suppose to be a safe place for students to learn. Recent talks have suggested that teachers act as frontline defenders. This opinion has brought about debate of whether educators should carry concealed weapons. This paper will argue against the proposition of placing teachers in the role of frontline defenders by establishing the position that students do not support the idea, teachers are not in favor of carrying concealed weapons and the potential for health issues associated with teachers carrying concealed weapons.

Events like the school shootings in Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University have brought some fear into the Students for Gun Free Schools. Recent controversy on Concealed Carry within school grounds has some students feeling safe while others feel like they're stepping into a war zone waiting to erupt. Discomfort, increased risks, and flawed background checks- all these problems have led me to side against Concealed Carry, because without guns, we would be safer.

Reason #1 for teachers being able to carry a gun, protection of students. Imagine being a parent in this day and age where you have to worry about your child going to what was a safe environment in the parents’ age. What is now a risk for a mentally ill and damaged individual to kill as many innocent people as possible. This should not be a worry for the child or parents, but it has to be because at this point any school is a threat. So a possible factor in decreasing shootings is arming teachers, by doing these teachers can fight back instead of shielding or running from the shooter.

“The world is filled with violence. Because criminals carry guns,we decent law-abiding citizens should also have guns. Otherwise they will win and the decent people will lose.” James Earl Jones said this in an interview when he was asked about being a member of the National Rifle Association(Brianyquote.com). Every time there is a school shooting multiple questions come to mind.

As a five year old girl draws a picture for her grandma in her kindergarten class, a sweaty older man bursts in. Her teacher shrills and covers the kid standing next to her. She begs screaming, “Please don’t hurt the childr…”, but with one pull of the trigger both the teacher and the student fall. The man’s eyes examined the child’s classroom. He lifts up his gun and shoots down the line of students like it was a carnival game. The little girl envisioned her grandma reaching her arms out to help her off the bus, but before she could reach her, everything went dark. The portrait of her grandma was splattered in red and the little girl laid beside it, dead.

Just in recent years, the debt of whether or not teachers should carry guns has come into light. Some people believe that teachers carrying guns will protect the students, and others oppose the idea because they believe it can lead to dangerous situations. Through careful analyzing of articles, teachers should not be armed in classrooms, because students will be afraid, kids get their hands on most everything, and there has been a long history of school gun violence.

Handguns in the United States have always been a debatable topic since there's people who don't agree with the freedom of carrying it and there's people who do. Specially in a college campus, where handguns are argued if they can be carried around by students, or be kept for government officials only. On June 1, 2015, Gregg Abbott signed the S.B 11 or also known as “Campus Carry Law” allowing licensed holders to carry concealed handguns around university campus starting August 1, 2016. Concealed carry on college campuses in Texas is controversial because people disagree about whether or not it's dangerous for students to carry handguns to class.