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''I am the Shadow of the Samurai. End of your life.'' (Cue mindless hacking with katana)
Posted by: Doorway of Truth
Posted by: SAtHyA96
Posted by: Doorway of Truth
Posted by: NinjaLord77
Now the teachers will have to carry guns
A teacher with a gun would have probably averted the crisis
No.
What if one day, a teacher somewhere in America loses it and turns his gun on his pupils?
Why do people think the solution to gun crime is more guns? It'd be like saying the solution to obesity is big macs.
If someone anywhere loses it, anything can become a weapon. A piece of string, a desk chair, one of the many sharp objects most schools have in some capacity.
The solution to gun crime is neither more guns nor less guns. It's smarter restrictions and precautions, and that includes gun-detection, security, evacuation routes, etc. An able-minded faculty member with a weapon could have prevented this from getting as bad as it did.
Just because something is designed to kill doesn't mean it is bad. People kill people, but there are 2 sides to the coin and the other side is defense.
I know several teachers and students who carry for this very reason. Some schools have at least 1 or 2 police officers in the building at all times. Any combination of these could have prevented this from escalating.
Guns will never be the problem. The problem is who can access these guns.
<b> The difference is, a piece of string or a desk chair can't kill someone from 40 feet away, can't kill multiple targets and can easily be stopped by an adult. </b>
Oh, and also:
<b> What's to stop an 'able-minded faculty member' losing it like this shooter did? </b>