But we can't assume that a Teacher with a gun, or the $8.00 an hour security guard would've been trained to deal with this type of an attack.
No, we can't assume that and we don't.
We can't assume that the Teacher or the security guard would've thrown their lives in front of the shooting bullets to save the lives of these children.
When can you ever make that assumption, and why would you need to? Maybe they panic and hide. Maybe they panic, open fire and make things worse. Or maybe they don't. That's why people get training before being entrusted with that sort of thing. Even people with no training and no weapon can save lives, by just keeping a cool head and herding people away from danger (see the guy in the mall the other day).
My statement was in no way meant to imply that we just slap a pistol into the hand of Joe History Teacher and expect him to become Rambo. However, as it stands, people who work in and attend schools are effectively defenseless, as we've seen several times over in recent decades.
I think it would be safe to assume that most parents wouldn't feel comfortable sending their kids to a school were every teacher and administrator was armed with a firearm. It might also send the wrong signal to the children and would start to feel like a military state.
You don't have to have guys in full SWAT gear patrolling the halls. I wouldn't want that either. However, you have to keep in mind that government forces kids to attend school. If that's how it's going to be, they deserve to be safe.
…warning americans we need to put politics aside…
When he says that, he usually means, "Put all politics aside except for mine."
