tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282020.post118588751978433567..comments2008-09-19T20:18:45.627-04:00Larry Keilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17712568631874956243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282020.post-5389636416024302932008-09-19T20:18:00.000-04:002008-09-19T20:18:00.000-04:00After the Virginia Tech shooting, a lot of people spoke in favour of everyone being allowed to carry guns into class. Why? If you were a potential shooter, you might think twice about walking into a hall where everybody would be able to shoot back. And also, if everyone (or even one person) had a gun, the shooter would be shot himself before he could really do a lot of damage. That's the argument, anyway....<BR/><BR/>I don't know enough to have a real opinion, but I don't think I'm particularly opposed to having a cop in the school...someone who's available to talk to, or work through things, or just put a stop to trouble when it arises. The only thing that worries me is how it seems like schools are slowly coming to resemble prisons.Larry Keilerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17712568631874956243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10282020.post-31651741064899552032008-09-19T20:06:00.000-04:002008-09-19T20:06:00.000-04:00In the States in the Texas school district, teachers are allowed to carry guns. The students know. A seven year old girl asked her mother if she would be shot at if she didn't behave. I can even better see police presence in schools. Like a school nurse. But guns in the class room? What do students learn from that. That it is OK to carry weapons? The teacher as a roll model.wild thingnoreply@blogger.com