THREAD: Arming teachers does just about as much as thoughts and prayers to reduce gun violence. That does 2 things 1. Puts students in danger 2. Sells more guns, promoting the NRA’s deadly agenda.
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According to research my Sheldon Greenberg a former LEO and current Johns Hopkins University Education professor, “Whether teachers could use their firearm effectively in an active shooter situation is, said Greenberg, a “crapshoot.”’https://www.citylab.com/life/2018/03/what-the-research-says-about-arming-teachers/555545/ …
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For anyone that wants to read the entire study you can read it here There are dozens of assumptions we make when talking about arming teachers compared to LEOs https://kycss.org/pdfs-docs/Arming%20Teachers%20to%20Mitigate%20School%20Shootings%20-%204-2013.docxv …pic.twitter.com/ScvxIq768X
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Here’s a list of assumptions we make about armed teachers in active shooter situations as brought up by a roundtable from the study of 36 LEOspic.twitter.com/VaymeR0dNG
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It's called training. Actually, training that rivals police training. It works. Been done in 14 states, some for many decades. No significant issues.
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Most, if not all, of the volunteers already own and are familiar with their handgun, due to their possession of a carry permit.
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Kinda like your chances of getting into a top tier college.
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We fear, but suspect, that is an accurate - or perhaps underestimated - evaluation.
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