You know, I swear FTR, your tongue-in-cheek cynicism always puts a smile on my face.

Well done, hell I'm surprised the NRA hasn't jumped on this one.

Wow, if you bring in a apple for the teacher will she try to shoot it off your head?

Maybe she needs to work in the postal service?

d'oh!

Solution: Do it anyways.

If she conceals it well in accordance with anti-brandishing laws, the only time they will find out she is carrying is if she really needs to draw.

Edit: Risking your job is worth it if you truly believe you are risking your life by not carrying

Ok, she's not the best or brightest, but here are some things to think about:

In Israel, where terrorism is a tangible every day threat, where the bus you ride every day could blow up with you in it, they don't have school shootings. Not in almost three decades. Know why? They arm their teachers.

How far would those kids in Columbine have gotten if every teacher in the building had a pistol and knew how to use it? (using Israel as an example, it should be noted that military service is mandatory for adults in that country, so the vast majority of the populace has a working knowledge of firearms)

Does anyone think school shootings are a thing of the past? Have you ever heard anyone present evidence and say, "We'll be seeing less and less school shootings as the years go on, believe me!" No, no one says that because it's not true. No thinks things are getting better, and optimism, while nice, will not change that.

People these days don't even want School Resource Officers (police officers assigned to schools) to carry guns. Honestly, that's not the answer. It's a touchy issue, and unfortunately the woman in the article is not the best example. She's not the reason why we should throw out the idea entirely.

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there are no words.

I'm a teacher, and am baffled at why she feels the need to introduce the threat to protect herself from it.

At least she figured out that telling everyone about it makes it a little less "concealed." She's still an idiot, but, sadly, she's not the only one.

I seem to remember a segment on "The Colbert Report", where Stephen Colbert said, "The only way to keep guns out of our classrooms is to put guns in our classrooms." It was funny, then, but now I'm scared that others actually believe it...

Most schools have signs on the doors that say, "no concealed weapons." It is illegal, and while I realize that nobody would know unless she actually had to use it, is it really worth the risk? And some schools do use metal detectors...

I think we can all agree this is not a fair analogy for many reasons.

I, personally, do not feel comfortable using a firearm (though I would in the event that I needed to and was properly trained). I don't think handgun training needs to be a part of teaching licensure, and I really don't trust most teachers I know to handle a gun properly, let alone keep it away from the kids.

Why stop at school? What about Church? The Library? Weddings?

Your reasoning is impeccable. We should prevent violence by brining out more weapons. That has always worked well, you are right. And correlation equals causality, so the Israel thing really works well too. Brilliant.

I never go anywhere without my mutated anthrax. For duck hunting

nice woosh dude.

A. her life doesnt depend on having that job. school tells her not to carry, she shouldnt carry.
B. horrible example is set for young adults. guns should have rules around them, especially in a freaking school. her kids shouldnt see an authority figure breaking the rules, esecially one important to public safety.

All I am saying is that it worked in Israel. It's an actual working model that prevents violence in their schools. I also did note that their teachers are properly trained in the use and response to force.

Based on your statement here, why not take guns away from cops? Having these heavily armed guys just drive around our neighborhoods is just asking for trouble!

well in ireland all the teacher carry's is a hurley stick. good for whacking your noggin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurley_(stick). kept me in toe i tell ya.

In this case she should have the right to carry a weapon for protection. Everyone has the right to defend themselves by whatever means they deem necessary. HOWEVER violence is a societal issue not a gun issue. Violence happens with or without weapons, the weapon used simply determines the outcome of that violence. If there are teachers armed with weapons, or police stationed in the school eventually one of them WILL end up in a situation where they will have to shoot a student. without armed teachers or police it simply falls to the students doing the shooting with no one being able to stop them. Massacres are harder to commit when the people you are trying to murder can fight back on equal terms.