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Should Teachers Be Allowed To Carry A Gun Essay

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In the past twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in school shootings and the number of victims is getting higher. That is why I believe that teachers should be allowed to carry a gun if they pass a series of tests for safety and they are mentally stable; most of the school shootings could have probably been stopped or limit the number of casualties; some people might not think about doing a school shooting if they know that teachers have guns to.
I believe that teachers should be allowed to carry a gun if they can pass a series of safety tests and they are mentally stable. “The number of U.S school shootings in 2015 is at 52, with 30 people killed and 53 others injured. Of the 52 shootings, 21 have been at colleges and universities, 15 at high schools, three at middle schools, and 10 at elementary schools, two at preschools, and one on a school bus. The youngest death was a 16-year-old boy at Tenaya Middle School. On college campuses, 14 students, three professors, and a university staff member have all died by a gunmen.”(RT) If teachers had guns they could have stopped most of the deaths or it could of even been 0.
I believe that most of the school shooting would have been stopped or the number …show more content…

If we give teachers gun the number of school shootings and the amount of young children dying will go down. The children that lost friends to school shooting or are afraid of one happening will feel safer. A child is not supposed to worry about their safety at school. Only the teachers that pass a series of test will get a gun. That is why I believe teachers should be able to carry concealed weapons and make the school and students

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