As a first line of defense, sure, but there are going to be kids who fall through the cracks and kids who attempt to carry this out regardless. For those instances, harden the schools, but so so in a responsible way. Can we please stop strawmanning positions here. No one is saying that every single teacher should have a gun and have it lying around in plain view on their desk. Lock it up so the teacher could access it only if needed and the teacher should have training and/or a law-enforcement/military background. If there are no teachers able or willing in the school to have this responsibility then have armed security. People need to start asking themselves why these kids target schools specifically. Obviously mental illness is a huge part of it, but it isn't just mental illness alone. They go after soft targets. If it were just mental illness alone, you'd see these kids go on a shooting spree in their neighborhoods rather than plan out in advance with a map and everything, drive to a school, bust their way in, etc.
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