Quote Originally Posted by DHC View Post
I, for one, am in favor of arming teachers who volunteer to undergo extensive background checks along with initial and ongoing firearm training. Imagine though what the headlines will say when a shooter appears and manages to only take out a few schoolkids - gets taken out by an armed teacher - BUT - the teacher accidentally shoots/kills a couple of schoolkids in the process.

The likelihood of casualties caused by the good guys in a future shootout is - I suspect - quite high indeed. What then?
You misunderstood the whole purpose. Keyword: DETERRENCE.