"Arms and the Man" wrote in message
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KR Williams ) wrote:

I think armed guards (professionals) will be better at protecting
the students.

Possible but an incredibly expensive solution.

I'm not saying that armed teachers can't protect students but I
see potential problems with this idea.

What problems? Teachers are citizens, too.

You are incapable of understanding human-factors, ergonomics and
probabilities.

Think of the thousands of hours, hundreds of thousands of hours per week
that teachers are in classrooms, interacting with students.


OK ?
And?
Think of the thousands and thousands of hours that armed police interact
with others, INCLUDING STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS


Now imagine that some fraction (some HIGH fraction according to the
wishes of some people) of those teachers bring guns into the classroom.
Now imagine what can happen because people are people and kids are kids.

Imagine what can happen when guns fall out of a holsters or waistbands.



LOL
What a buildup for such a little fart..

What makes you think that a person carrying for "thousands of hours" is just
going to tuck a gun into a waistband ?
Have you ever tried it ?
There is a REASON why holsters were invented
Which brings us to the second part of your nonsense
What do you think a hoster is ?
A folder napkin ?

Holsters are SPECIFICALLY designed to hold a gun tightly while carried.
Guns just don't pop out of a holster unless the wrong gun is in the wrong
holster


Imagine what can happen when guns are absent-mindedly left somewhere -
in a lunch room or washroom or a desk.


People who carry don't do so in their hands, dummy
Ergo they tend not to leave guns lying around of desks or "lunch rooms.
Their guns usually stay holsteres until needed..



Imagine what can happen when a gun is grabbed by a student.


You stick your elbow hard in his face, then turm him on your knee for a
spanking
Most good holsters these days are actually designed to prevent someone else
grabbing your gun out of it.



Imagine what can happen when a chalk-board eraser falls to the ground or
a delinquent in the playground fires a pellet gun or throws a rock at
the window and the teacher mistakes that for a gun-shot - and reaches
for their gun and fumbles and the gun is discharged.


If you have ever fired a shot, you will know the difference


Imagine what can happen when a teacher is stressed out and at the end of
their rope in a classroom full of noisy, bratty kids.


So you're saying that although nothing happens these days under those
circumstances, if they were armed they would pull out their guns and shoot
the kids ?
(Did you even bother thinking about this stupid **** BEFORE you posted
it ?)


I know that you, KR Williams, lives in an alternate universe where
nothing ever goes wrong, but think a moment about this universe and how
real people act and function.

Meanwhile you live in a alternate universe that is closer to Rod Serling's
Twilight Zone.



What a nice country to live in.

Everyone armed - and on edge.

Well thanks for that lovely demonstration of ignorance

I happen to be armed and quite serene..
But then I get to kick around idiots like you on usenet as a release
:-)