Reply #156: They also can't afford to add the risk [View All]

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The odds that a school shooting will happen are still very small. They just don't happen that often. They make the news in a spectacular way, adding to parents fears, but they are still an extremely rare occurrence. If they feel the risk is high enough, they can find the budget for added security somehow. Schools arming teachers will only increase gun incidences in schools, and all for the off chance that it *might* prevent the rare school shooting. It's crazy. I'm not your gun grabber bogyman. Look, I'm pretty moderate on the issue of guns. I know how to handle a gun. I don't own a gun because I have kids, but I grew up around them among a family of hunters. I don't believe in outlawing them or anything, and I believe there are plenty of reasonable pro-gun arguments even if I don't agree with all of them. But, I'm sorry. Arming teachers is crackpottery pushed by an agenda exploiting the fear of parents. I'm a parent who wants my kids' schools safe. It's exactly why I'm very much opposed to this.