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Originally Posted by crucifissio
how many guards would it take to be effective?...if theres 2-3 of them in a group the would-be-shooter could mow them down first...
it would take at least 5-10 armed guards/school...
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Originally Posted by Matt-ADX
Dude 1 trained guard per access point is enough to cut down the epidemic. No one is saying it will cure it for the rest of time. A lot of these kids or shooters will be scared off. You are talking like most these kids are Navy Seals or something. The majority are scared pussies who will never do it if they know there are armed guards
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Armed guards are not an answer either.
In this case, we are talking about a large campus with three thousand kids and a dozen or so entry points. Even if you could cover every entry point.... Anyone can jump the fence at any time with an assault rifle (sorry, "assault weapon"). You can have a dozen officers on campus at all times, and all they would be able to do is respond to a shooting. The majority of the killing is done in the first two minutes.
We can't afford to pay our teachers - how are we going to afford to pay armed guards?
Of course, this doesn't protect us at malls or churches or when we go to the movies.