Priestess Angel

I disagree with this idea and I have a few reasons. With a gun in the classroom, it is much more easier for students to get a hold of a weapon and start shooting people. We have seen from the last few incidences at school that this can definitely happen. Also, no offense to teachers but there are some crazy ones out there and some are liable to shoot some kids. I mean come on, everyone has met the teacher that really should not be a teacher because they hate all children. Also, there are the sweet and scatterbrained teachers. I love my chorus teacher because she is the biggest sweetheart in the world but I can't honostly see her shooting someone. I think arming teachers would be more of a liability rather then a help.

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Toecutter

Even if you offer counseling, that won't stop bullying. Even after Kip Kinkle gunned down those people who messed with him, the survivors mocked him.

You want to avoid this situation entirely? The only option is to LET the victims of bullies fight back. No, I DON'T mean arming them with guns and letting them shoot the other students. What I'm talking about is just telling the teachers to look the other way when Johnny Student, a known victim, just happens to beat the crap out of Joe Troublemaker, the campus bully.

But even letting the students fight back against their oppressors is not going to change the nature of the game at this stage. When it comes down to it, the police can't do anything, because they have an average response time of 30-45 minutes, which in the case of any violent crime, is often too late. At least letting the teachers go around campus packing, and giving the students the right to use whatever means necessary to fight back against a physical threat, there will be less body bags to fill at the end of the day.