Should there be armed guards at schools?

Asked By: lindsloves 22-25, F 5 months ago

I'm talking at elementary, middle, and high schools. Would it be traumatizing for children to see armed guards? Does it matter? Would you pay higher taxes to pay these guards? Would the guards even make a difference?

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Posted by msalexh Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:47PM

No. Having more guns doesn't solve the gun problem.

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Posted by Hirafu Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:46PM

Only in a society as fcucked up as America would this question need to be asked.

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Reply by lindsloves Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:50PM

There's been mass murders all over the world, do some research. There was just a mass murder at a school in china a few days ago.
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Reply by lindsloves Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:01PM

And ever hear about the 2011 Norway massacre?
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Posted by GnatFree Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:47PM

Sure why not, while we're at it let's post the National guard at government offices. How about institute metal dectectors in every building and have security checkpoints at borders of towns and states? I've got a better one, why not stick an RFID+GPS tracker chip in everyone so ID is obselete and the government can keep an eye on us 24/7?

Your questions is a clear example of why Americans care only for freedoms they like while ignoring and trampling on other freedoms. Like the right to enjoy life, the right to not be shot at school, and the right to shoot guns in a safe, recreational manner.

The problem is not that schools don't have an armed guard, the problem is that guns are too easily available to the mentally ill and criminally minded. No other country has this problem, it's not video games, it's not movies, it's not rock and roll, and it's not satan. It's Us. We kill children, women, men, the elderly. Every gun requires someone to pull the trigger, Guns don't kill people, the bullet a person put into the gun kills people.

The first step is regulating who can purchase guns, the next is regulating the guns themselves, the third and final step is Draconian penalties for gun violence. If We refuse to stop killing one another we can at least make Murder natural life rather than a thirty to life sentence....

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Reply by lindsloves Dec 19th, 2012 at 10:08PM

The US already regulates who can buy guns, that's not to say that once the gun is bought what happens with it. I want there to be a complete ban on guns in the US..all guns. It will never happen, but I can dream. I respect your response, but some of the things you said are a little extreme to me. I'm not sure if you're American or not but since when did Americans not have the right to enjoy life? I've said this a million times on this thread but there are risks in every country..there have been mass murders throughout the world..and I know in America it's happened more!! I know that. The US has a problem, and no one..not even you, has it figured out..because if it could be figured out it would have already been changed. Like I've also said before, if guns were outlawed there would be less violent crimes, and if you disagree, you're in denial. It's not a quick fix, but it would for damn sure discourage people from having guns in the first place to commit the crimes.
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Reply by GnatFree Dec 19th, 2012 at 10:19PM

You fail reading comprehension forever...I'm an anarchist, and probably one of the most moderate voices on these boards. Which is hilarious...Anyway, I'm an american, the issue is not just the guns, it's the culture of violence the US thrives on.So while there would be less gun violence there would be just as much violent crime. Laws against rape haven't stopped any of the thousands in jail have they? So clearly it's not just guns and it's not just a ton of "lone rapists". My point is that many many good ideas backfire insanely. the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Just look at the Patriot act, it completely violates the fourth amendment, but if it helps catch terrorists the idiot hawks on terror will crucify anyone who suggests repealing it. Don't let your grief and anger overide your common sense. Guns are not evil, People are.
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Posted by xelmyrion Feb 12th, 2013 at 2:07PM

Yes--along with razor wire fencing, sniper towers that provide 360 coverage of the property, metal detectors at the doors, regular searches of student and faculty lockers, school uniforms (think pocketless jump suits) that students must change into before entering the building proper, and TSA-style body scanners to make sure nothing was transferred from outside the building to inside.

What? You say that sounds ludicrous? Extreme? Hmm. Interesting.

Where do you want to draw the line, then? Which steps above are too extreme?

Curious, eh?

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Posted by 1sabre Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:23PM

I believe that any teacher that wants to should be allowed to carry at school. Forget the extra armed guards. They would be an unnecessary expense.

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Reply by GnatFree Dec 19th, 2012 at 11:27PM

And when a student gets shot by accident what happens then?
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Reply by 1sabre Dec 19th, 2012 at 11:31PM

Why do you focus on the negative? Millions of people carry firearms everyday without "accidentally" shooting someone. Why do you think it would happen if a teacher who has a concealed carry license will have an "accident" and shoot a student?
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Posted by bijouxbroussard Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:10PM

In many of the middle and high schools here, there have been armed security guards for some time. Having them in the elementary schools as well, would not be that strange, considering, although it's sad that it should be necessary.

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Posted by WaSrD Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:53PM

No. But, since science has proven the common thread in all psychopaths and serial killers, and folks that go postal on society have abnormal frontal lobes; I think a brain scan should be required on people instead of drug tests.

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Posted by kwestion999 Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:50PM

Many schools have officers on campus. They not only train employees on how to handle situations but also provide the school with someone who is keeping an eye out for potential problems. Having them there serves as a deterent to some extent.

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Reply by lindsloves Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:00PM

Yeah I know..my high school had one police officer that would walk around the school and I'm sure that deterred some craziness. I'm asking about armed guards at the door checking people before they go in at all schools. I personally don't think that's the answer but I was wondering what other people thought.
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Reply by kwestion999 Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:18PM

I would say armed guards would be an overreaction to an isolated incident.
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Posted by luckylassie Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:49PM

armed kids should not get into schools and if armed guards are in schools there should be a detailed explanation given to children and any trauma should be taken as a serious priority. the guards should all be introduced to the kids and should be qualified to deal on the level of understanding of children. i guess what im trying to say is if something is done, anything, do it with consideration and care and do it instead of talking about it. i feel these situations should have been taken care of a long time ago. how many times. what has been done???????

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Posted by Mdear Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:48PM

**** no. Then parents would say "my kid has to protect themselves against those guards. One of them might snap one day."

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Posted by CMA1234 Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:48PM

no

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Posted by bettsforsure Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:46PM

i say yes...at the entrance area...

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Posted by Adstars Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:46PM

No. Teachers should be trained in fire arm use and they should all go to school each wearing one of those chest holsters packing heat.

Save money on guards and might make trouble making kids think twice about dissing the teacher.

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Reply by bijouxbroussard Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:07PM

Have you ever been a teacher ? MORE kids would end up dead, not fewer. And I'm only being slightly facetious. Seriously, I taught briefly, and neither I nor any of the teachers I've known, including my mother, sister, etc, would've wanted to teach under those circumstances. Another consideration: there have been reports of a few teachers behaving "inappropriately" with children in districts around the state. Imagine if a kid didn't feel he could complain or refuse because that teacher was armed.
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Reply by Adstars Dec 19th, 2012 at 9:16PM

Well then thats where teacher selection and review comes into the picture. Teachers should go through a very stringent selection and be monitored now. even without a gun.
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Posted by TheSquirrel Dec 19th, 2012 at 8:44PM

There are armed kids. Why not?

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