The NRA's idea of armed response in schools is so ridiculous because...

[hammer03]

Clinton said it first? Wait what? I thought it would lead to hysteria and bed wetting and stunting our kids future?

http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/16/news/mn-20323

Clinton asking for $60 million to put an armed guard in every school one year after Columbine...

[alxone]

growing up in the city we have had armed guards or cops on school grounds since the 80's . funny thing not one mass shooting ever takes place in a city school

[sniper7]

ARM THE TEACHERS!!!!!

[BigBear]

ARM THE TEACHERS!!!!!

People keep saying this. Please listen as I AM a teacher... There are some teachers I would pay for NOT to have access to a firearm. Let's not use such a broad brush stroke. People need training, etc. None of my admins are on this board so: I think it would be a great idea for teachers to be allowed to carry. But I've known more than one who was "dismissed" because they asked for permission to carry in the school. People are more scared of the kids getting access to it than an actual shooter scenario.

Yes I carry in school, no one knows... hence the "concealed".

Carry on, be safe. Think.

[sniper7]

People keep saying this. Please listen as I AM a teacher... There are some teachers I would pay for NOT to have access to a firearm. Let's not use such a broad brush stroke. People need training, etc. None of my admins are on this board so: I think it would be a great idea for teachers to be allowed to carry. But I've known more than one who was "dismissed" because they asked for permission to carry in the school. People are more scared of the kids getting access to it than an actual shooter scenario.

Yes I carry in school, no one knows... hence the "concealed".

Carry on, be safe. Think.

I'm totally on board with the voluntary thing. just need to make it law to allow them to do so. my wife, mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, and 2 uncles are all teachers.

[mevshooter]

Anyone else find it interesting that Columbine happened DURING the AWB?

Hmmm, so restrictive gun laws will never prevent these types of things...

But I digress.

[Wulf202]

I'm totally on board with the voluntary thing. just need to make it law to allow them to do so. my wife, mom, dad, sister, brother-in-law, and 2 uncles are all teachers.

They can simply change their job description from teacher to teacher/security guard and the law allows for them to carry.

I would personally pay for the CCW training for a teacher who wanted to carry at my kids school.

Any employee of any colorado school district will receive a free seat in our CCW classes, have them get ahold of me.

[StagLefty]

Any employee of any colorado school district will receive a free seat in our CCW classes, have them get ahold of me.

Well done Sir !!!

[Byte Stryke]

They can simply change their job description from teacher to teacher/citizen and the law allows for them to carry.

FTFY

we need to move away from the "Armed Authority" mentality and towards an armed citizenry

[battle_sight_zero]

I don't believe it is ridiculous, but it would-be be very expensive, a school resource officer costs about 85,000 thousand per year with salary , benefits and equipment cost. A District could hire its owned armed force and that cost would be about 60,000 per year. cant see 60 million covering much of those costs across the country in these lean times. I wish the media would point out the a student or staff member is safer in their school than they are in their home.

As far as arming teachers makes sense in a brain like you or I have, but most of them hate and despise firearms. I also feel that it takes some serious training to engage an active shooter so of that would happen there would have to be some serious training for this teacher. I feel the School Resource Officer is the best solution and supplemented by a trained armed guard.