Teachers allowed to carry guns in school

[Boozy]

Does anyone know what the comparative rates for home invasion while the owner is present are for the U.S and Canada?

I don't, but I do know that gun crime is 3 times lower in Canada than in the US. 9% of all violent crimes involve guns in the US, and in Canada it's about 2.6%. That's saying nothing about the crime rate in general, mind you. In comparably sized cities, Canada and the US have similar crime rates. Homicide rates, however, are vastly lower in Canada; see those 9% and 2.6% figures. It is infinitely easier to kill someone with a gun than without.

[Flyndaran]

I don't, but I do know that gun crime is 3 times lower in Canada than in the US. 9% of all violent crimes involve guns in the US, and in Canada it's about 2.6%. That's saying nothing about the crime rate in general, mind you. In comparably sized cities, Canada and the US have similar crime rates. Homicide rates, however, are vastly lower in Canada; see those 9% and 2.6% figures. It is infinitely easier to kill someone with a gun than without.

The real difference is that it is FAR easier to kill a dozen people with a gun than with some other type of weapon. How far do knife killing sprees, or as someone mentioned pencil brandishing attacks get?

[miffed]

How do we keep kids from getting shot?
Why obviously we need more guns in the school.
Yep, makes perfect sense.

Yes, it actually does. Since banishing guns from campuses doesn't work, why not give people the means to defend themselves and others? Give guns to the good guys, even out the playing field.

[Sylvia727]

It's the same gun control debate all over again. One crucial difference here, though, is that this is Texas we're talking about. Guns are a fact of life down there. Most high schoolers have shot guns themselves, and are familiar with gun safety. Keeping guns out of school won't protect their innocence.

[crazylegs]

How far do knife killing sprees, or as someone mentioned pencil brandishing attacks get?

Oh, they happen but rarely.

[MystyGlyttyr]

I've been stabbed six times...three knives, two pencils, one ice pick from the science lab. I went to a school of 200 kids, kindergarten through sixth grade. Point being, kids who want them will FIND weapons, and the size of the school is not indicative of the violence levels.

No comment on the teachers having guns, because I'm on the fence. I had some teachers who could have worked miracles with weapons in their possession, and I had some teachers I wouldn't have turned my back on if they were holding a paperclip. It's too hard to make a call just flat out on this one.