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From Associated Press
Accidental shootings raise questions about arming teachers
SEATTLE (AP) — As the country looks for ways to deal with mass shootings at schools, some have responded by saying more people should carry guns, including teachers.
“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” President Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association convention in April. More states are allowing teachers to carry guns, he said, and “who better to protect our children than our teachers, who love them.”
But a close look at unintentional shootings by law enforcement officers, including at schools, raises doubts about whether more guns would help keep students safe.
An Associated Press investigation has found accidental shootings occur at law enforcement agencies large and small across the United States every year. The examination of public records and media reports documented 1,422 unintentional shootings by officers at 258 agencies since 2012.
Twenty-two occurred at schools or college campuses.
COMMENT:-
What I found to be of especial interest was the statement of Doug Tangen (firearms program manager at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, the state police academy) that "Most people, cops included, don’t devote that practice time to be able to shoot it responsibly or carry it responsibly,” (emphasis added).
On the other hand ONLY an average of three kids have been accidentally shot by their protectors per year and that is a small price to pay for safety and freedom - isn't it.
Accidental shootings raise questions about arming teachers
SEATTLE (AP) — As the country looks for ways to deal with mass shootings at schools, some have responded by saying more people should carry guns, including teachers.
“The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” President Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association convention in April. More states are allowing teachers to carry guns, he said, and “who better to protect our children than our teachers, who love them.”
But a close look at unintentional shootings by law enforcement officers, including at schools, raises doubts about whether more guns would help keep students safe.
An Associated Press investigation has found accidental shootings occur at law enforcement agencies large and small across the United States every year. The examination of public records and media reports documented 1,422 unintentional shootings by officers at 258 agencies since 2012.
Twenty-two occurred at schools or college campuses.
COMMENT:-
What I found to be of especial interest was the statement of Doug Tangen (firearms program manager at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, the state police academy) that "Most people, cops included, don’t devote that practice time to be able to shoot it responsibly or carry it responsibly,” (emphasis added).
On the other hand ONLY an average of three kids have been accidentally shot by their protectors per year and that is a small price to pay for safety and freedom - isn't it.
