The Sad World When Arming Police Is Controversial

By Tom Knighton

We live in a world of mass shootings, especially in schools. The media held seemingly endless “dialogues” between gun grabbers and gun rights activists as the only counter to individual interviews with gun control “experts.” The idea was firmly pounded into the psyche of the American public that someone was bound to come into your kids’ school and start shooting.

Further, the idea of arming teachers is so controversial that it’s a non-starter in many places.

Yet the one thing we can do is have police officers in schools. After all, many already have them on campus for various reasons. Not only that, but despite the failure of the police presence in Parkland, we’ve seen other examples of police officers stopping mass shootings before they get going. Plus, police already have guns, so that’s covered too, right?

Well, not everywhere has armed school police.

Baltimore remains deeply divided about the best way to keep city students safe in their schools.

Some argue that school police officers must be allowed to carry guns in the building in case an armed intruder bursts in with the intent to harm children and their teachers. Others say arming these officers will strengthen the school-to-prison pipeline and …Read the Rest

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