[quote]thethirdruffian wrote:
[quote]Dr. Pangloss wrote:
The idea of teachers with guns is a non-starter for all the reasons listed in this thread and more. It works in Israel because there is mandatory conscription for Israeli citizens aged 18 and over. There is exactly %0 chance that the vast majority of teachers either want to be armed or have the training to warrant being armed.[/quote]
You don’t need “all” or even a majority. Just some.
I hunted terrorists for a living. Just like nuts, they looks for “soft” targets – because they are cowards in their hearts.
Again, the CO movie shooter picked the movie theater that was “gun free zone.” That’s intentional.
All you have to do is make the schools “less soft” of targets. The possibility of CCW is a huge deterrant. Get it where 5-10% of the teachers carry — most of the front desk folks and admin – that’d be huge.[/quote]
I agree with the principle of this; not necessarily the implementation. (I don’t have an alternative to propose though.)
I think a lot of people miss the idea that there are no absolutes when it comes to safety or security. There is really no such thing as a secure vault, a secure lock, a secure building, an impenetrable target, etc.
However, there is relative security; the vault at one bank is more secure than the vault at the bank next door. Assuming both vaults are guarding equivalent assets, nobody’s going to try and break into the “higher security” vault when they can go next door.
Mixing things up a little bit, there’s a reason convenience stores and liquor stores are robbed more than banks; while the reward is much lower, the risk is also much lower.
Obviously in an ideal world, none of this would happen. But in the meantime, redirecting aggression by selectively hardening targets is a pretty effective strategy.
