Throughout history, gun violence has always been an issue in the United States. Nowadays, gun violence has become one of the most significant and debatable topics. When reading the NY Times article, “Should Teachers Carry Guns? Are Metal Detectors Helpful? What Experts Say”, by Anemona Hartocollis and Jackey Fortin, I have become not only more enlightened on this epidemic but also more opinionated as well. I feel less ignorant in talking about gun violence due to the fact that I can now conceive the topic. I feel robustly that school safety always needs to be revised. School is supposed to be a nurturing and educational environment for children and adolescents, not a death sentence. The fact that students are too terror- stricken to enter their own school is a huge red flag, and I am absolutely dumbfounded that there is still controversy. All schools should be at least open minded for reform, because gun violence has already gone too far. Why were things not done after Sandy Hook? The world may never know, however, there is still time to put our foot down on school safety. Although we have successfully raised awareness about gun …show more content…
For all we know, not all teachers are mentally stable. Also, the goal is to get rid of guns altogether, not make them more accessible for teachers and students. The guns can easily be stolen by a student, taking us back to square one. Also, teachers did not sign up to act like a police officer, and quite frankly I find it to be insulting for police officers. Police officers spend countless hours in knowing the ins and outs of a gun, not teachers. It is like asking a police officer to teach algebra. They did not train for it nor is it their career choice. A weekend course is just not going to cut it, and we should let police officers do the job that they signed up for, which is to fight crime, and we should also allow teacher to do what they signed up for, which is to teach