Dustin Ward, right, a substitute teacher at junior high schools and high schools in the Granite School District, holds a hand gun with assistance from Jim McCarthy, a Utah Concealed Carry Permit Instructor, during a free concealed carry class and mass violence response training session for school employees at the Maverik Center in West Valley on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012.
Laura Seitz, Deseret News
I am a 68-year-old army veteran married to a high school math teacher who retired after 33 years in the classroom.
In 1975, my wife's assistant principal was shot and killed at a football game by a teacher from the opposing team's school. I have attended end-of-the-year parties, where I observe teachers who were so burned out that their safety and well-being was a concern.
I believe I could give many reasons why arming teachers is not wise, but I will just say that I am praying for teachers and their students.
John Burrell
Tampa, Fla.
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Considering that a handgun in the home is more likely to be used against the home's occupants than against an intruder, I would say the burden of evidence is on those who want armed teachers. They need to prove that the rate of accidents from More..
Not only is it not "wise", it is in fact profoundly stupid.
Mountainman said,,,for the upteenth time, "... bad guys with guns can only be stopped by good guys with guns..."
OK. You win. I get what you're saying. But as long as you say that I will say this:
Deaths caused More..