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I do carry and do so legally. With the wackcos running loose nowadays it is the places where people do not carry or are not allowed to that they they are going to target. If just one or two teachers had a gun or one or two moviegoers had their weapons how different the aftermath. I quote:
A free people ought...to be armed"
― George Washington
"The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles."
― Jeff Cooper, Art of the Rifle
"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun."
― Dalai Lama XIV
Foolish liberals who are trying to read the Second Amendment out of the Constitution by claiming it's not an individual right or that it's too much of a public safety hazard, don't see the danger in the big picture. They're courting disaster by encouraging others to use the same means to eliminate portions of the Constitution they don't like."
― Alan M. Dershowitz
"I've heard it said that God made all men, but Samuel Colt made all men equal.
― Cherie Priest
"When guns are outlawed, only the Government will have guns. The Government - and a few outlaws. If that happens, you can count me among the outlaws."
― Edward Abbey,
"violence is an evil thing, but when the guns are all in the hands of the men without respect for human rights, then men are really in trouble."
― Louis L'Amour,
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks.
No one JUST carries a concealed firearm without being licensed by the state (state federal backround checks) and taking a 30+ hour course and passing a firing test which requires hitting the target. My sincerest wish is that you NEVER have to face someone with a gun while you stand there unable to do anything but pray. When Old Nick comes for me I intend to be biting, kicking, and scratching ALL the way down. I refuse to be a passive target for some wacko
I would have to disagree with that line of thinking, though, H and here's why: if a teacher would be angry at a student, wouldn't then use a knife, a baseball bat, pencil or other object already available?That wouldn't stop someone from using it for the wrong reasons.....I TRUST Military/Police with firearms....a teacher? Hell no. Regardless of whatever qualifications they have
They are careless a student gets a hold of it
They are angry with a student, threaten the student with it
vs.
Being able to defend students in an event that doesn't occur very often
Just by the teacher having the gun it raises the chance of a school shooting.
I would have to disagree with that line of thinking, though, H and here's why: if a teacher would be angry at a student, wouldn't then use a knife, a baseball bat, pencil or other object already available?
Even China, that has strict gun control, can't stop distraught citizens from attacking schools with knives, hatchets and machetes...
I honestly don't think that arming teachers is going to fix the problem of school assaults. Fixing the declining state of society will. But that would require returning to a civil society that respected traditional values and teaching the young to respect authority and thier elders.
There is not perfect solution, but I will say that a criminal will more often avoid a confrontation if there's a chance that thier potential victim might be armed.