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First of all, I grew up hunting and target shooting, reload, have fired tens of thousands of rounds through rifles, pistols and shotguns, and I'm certain I am not competent to take out a shooter in a crowded space. I recognize that armed combat with a deadly shooter in an environment like a school is an acquired SKILL. I haven't trained for that.
Every employer who actually hires people to engage in armed combat puts their employees through extensive training - cops, military, etc. I think it's beyond irresponsible to ASSUME that Mr. History Professor with his newly minted CC permit has that skill, or that giving him a handgun to carry while at work is a net reduction in risk for those kids, given that roughly 99.9999999% or so of the time he will NOT be facing armed intruders, but children, in a classroom, where the biggest threat is a fistfight.
Most employers agree with me, which is why most do not allow pistol packing employees in the office. Insurers agree because they often refuse coverage for schools intending to arm untrained teachers, and few schools elect to arm their teachers, public OR private. Same with the military, who certainly have many soldiers EXTREMELY well trained in armed combat. So nearly everyone who has the responsibility for the downside of introducing deadly weapons in the workplace elects to keep them out, believing that on net, there is less risk of harm when guns are NOT introduced into those environments.
I'll just finish with this - if you as an employer arm your employees as they interact with the public, only the reckless employer guesses whether the person (s)he armed has the appropriate training to use his or her weapon responsibly in a combat situation, in a crowded public space, full of innocents.
