Politics Florida school shooting: Armed officer 'did not confront killer'

Training? The teacher's money, if the teacher voluntarily chooses to engage in said training. Nothing is mandatory, so the school is not paying.
Make sure everyone knows who has a gun? No--not necessary at all. In fact, that would partially defeat the purpose. Better for all potential offenders to not know who might be armed, and assume anyone could be.
No costs would need to be borne by the school to simply allow teachers to be armed.

I don't see why there needs to be a chronology. This seems to be an issue that deserves many corrective actions simultaneously.

Again, no burden on teachers. The notion is to grant liberty to teachers. Allow them to provide for their own and their students' defense if they're so inclined and qualified.

No argument on the last sentence. But I see no reason why they need be mutually exclusive.

 

So teachers should be armed like cops now? Have bullet proof vests, helmets and access to loads of guns?

I really doubt that the kid who goes into a school is worried about dying or being deterred. They're past that point in their minds.

it's why the VAST majority of school shooters don't make it out alive. They're in for suicide mission

 

So, we don't allow some teachers the option to protect themselves because others who wouldn't want to might get vilified? Yeah, that doesn't quite track for me.

 

What stops them from targeting teachers now?

 

I think that is completely wrong. Allowing teachers to be armed in their schools would invite huge liability. There would have to be some sort of certified and supervised training. Once those standards were set the school district would have to pay for them to be met. It would be an extension of continual education for teachers, which is either paid for or reimbursed by school districts.

Also students would quickly know who is packing because the weapon would have to be on the teachers at all times. Anything else would be a huge security problem and pretty much defeats the reason for teachers to be armed.

 

Here's an interesting recent article on the concept. Seems like there are a lot of districts who already permit teachers to carry. As with any controversial idea, there are valid arguments on both sides.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-texas-school-armed-20180222-story.html

 

I apologize--I responded based on where I thought the questions were leading, but I'll go ahead and answer your questions directly.

• Do you think the teachers at the school are called irresponsible?
  • By some, yes. I'd disagree with those who make that characterization, but yes, those people would exist.
• Do you think they receive death threats? That they're told they weren't doing their job?
  • Death threats? Unlikely, but theoretically possible. Told they weren't doing their job? By some, yes. I'd disagree with that characterization as well.
• Do you see them receiving any backlash at all?
  • Yes, backlash would be possible, as is always the case with controversial situations.

 

I didn't take it that way. More like "disappointing".

 

I respect your position, and I don't doubt that there would be a very small vocal minority who would say something to that effect. However, the existence of that small vocal minority doesn't impact my opinion.