I've made it clear I think the idea of armed teachers in schools is a terrible idea. I'm sure most of you think that my objection is primarily based on some dogmatic "guns = bad" philosophy. The fact of the matter is I understand the need for armed law enforcement, and even the use of a firearm in the defense of self and others.
My objection to arming teachers (and generically "everyone/anyone") is more about the security of the space itself. While carrying a weapon, the owner of that weapon must be constantly aware of their body, and not present the opportunity for them to be disarmed or relieved of their weapon. It requires an extra level of training that police officers are given. The fact of the matter is that kids (up to and including teens and even early twenty-somethings) make terrible decisions, they're impulsive, and do not exercise good judgement. They're ruled by passions which often erupt into violence. Adding weapons to that mix will turn thousands of fistfights into shootings. Furthermore it creates an atmosphere that is anti-learning. It turns classrooms into a police state. And it pulls teachers focus from where it should be, educating students, and means at all times they must be aware of their body, their sidearm.


So how's this for a possible compromise:

Firearms be distributed much like defibrillators (obviously with FAR higher security on them) -- kept in secure bins with passcodes that only trained and approved faculty are given. Removal of any weapon would trigger a building-wide alarm and should only be in the case of an active-shooter situation. Weapons, their lockers, etc would be subject to monthly inspection.

This gets around the problem of having guns part of the learning environment, removes the need for teachers to be constantly on guard from having a weapon taken from them, and prevents or at least makes far more difficult, the possibility of some teenager acting in a crime of passion and grabbing a weapon from a guard.

Thus the term “compromise”

I (and most the non NRA nutjobs out there) reject pretty much any attempt to have teachers carry firearms (or knives, clubs, garrote, bolas, glaives, katana, rapiers, bill-bill-hooks etc so DE doesn’t think I’m unfairly targeting guns) while teaching class. These are fundamental opposed goals.

Stop making schools mandatory.

90% of the problem is solved.

Schools actually aren't mandatory. Schooling is. We just need to let people take their money elsewhere when they take their kids elsewhere and stop pretending there's any reason whatsoever to protect public education or teacher's unions. Really, we just can't crap on teachers hard enough. The vast majority are trash and if they quit we might be able to properly pay the ones that really want to do the job.

I've made it clear I think the idea of armed teachers in schools is a terrible idea. I'm sure most of you think that my objection is primarily based on some dogmatic "guns = bad" philosophy. The fact of the matter is I understand the need for armed law enforcement, and even the use of a firearm in the defense of self and others.
My objection to arming teachers (and generically "everyone/anyone") is more about the security of the space itself. While carrying a weapon, the owner of that weapon must be constantly aware of their body, and not present the opportunity for them to be disarmed or relieved of their weapon. It requires an extra level of training that police officers are given. The fact of the matter is that kids (up to and including teens and even early twenty-somethings) make terrible decisions, they're impulsive, and do not exercise good judgement. They're ruled by passions which often erupt into violence. Adding weapons to that mix will turn thousands of fistfights into shootings. Furthermore it creates an atmosphere that is anti-learning. It turns classrooms into a police state. And it pulls teachers focus from where it should be, educating students, and means at all times they must be aware of their body, their sidearm.


So how's this for a possible compromise:

Firearms be distributed much like defibrillators (obviously with FAR higher security on them) -- kept in secure bins with passcodes that only trained and approved faculty are given. Removal of any weapon would trigger a building-wide alarm and should only be in the case of an active-shooter situation. Weapons, their lockers, etc would be subject to monthly inspection.

This gets around the problem of having guns part of the learning environment, removes the need for teachers to be constantly on guard from having a weapon taken from them, and prevents or at least makes far more difficult, the possibility of some teenager acting in a crime of passion and grabbing a weapon from a guard.

Stop making schools mandatory.

90% of the problem is solved.

The public school system is the cause of a lot of problems. They are run like prison systems and cater to girls.

What a shock. The radical libertarian wants a uneducated populace. It’s much easier to sell your agenda to those who don’t know history.