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“It has long been said that, ‘God made all men, but Samuel Colt made all men equal.’
No other personal weapon in history has been relied upon more by men and women alike, regardless of physical condition, build, or skill in self-defense techniques.
That being said, the handgun has also been the weapon of choice for juvenile delinquents wishing to spray a deadly hail of bullets into a crowd of their helpless peers. For this reason I would feel much safer at a school where the teachers and staff are not only armed, but trained in the practical and safe use of their handgun.
My only concern regarding teachers and staff carrying handguns on school property is if the users of the weapons in question are not properly trained in their use, and thus are not qualified to bear arms, or if a student somehow manages to wrest the weapon from an adult, but these problems can be avoided with a little handgun training and some discretion. All in all, I believe that having an armed faculty and/or staff is the only sure way to protect children from school violence, because the only sure way to fight firearms is with firearms.”
<b>Alex Duvaul, sophomore </b>
<i>Home School, Rice Hill</i>
“Weapons are a very touchy subject among Americans. Too much has happened in the past for everyone to openly embrace them being used in free reign. In no way should our teachers be allowed to carry weapons in our schools.
I’m not saying I don’t trust Oregon’s teachers, because I most certainly do. What I don’t want to happen is in a rash moment for them to fire it as a warning, sending parents running to their lawyers, and school boards scrambling to right the mess. Even if teachers never touched the firearms, mishaps happen. Misfirings occur all the time. What if one of those fluke events ended up costing us one of our children’s lives?
It’s not just those circumstances I would be apprehensive about. Many teachers are not the epitome of physical strength. We would all be in constant danger of disgruntled students overtaking teachers and using those weapons against the other students. Even more school shootings would break out across the country.
In short, keep weapons out of our schools and away from our children. More ‘accidents’ are not what this country needs right now.”
<b>Megan Matthews, junior </b>
<i>Riddle High School</i>
“This is a very touchy subject, especially with what happened two years ago at Roseburg High School. In all reality, I can see why teachers would like weapons to defend themselves and their students in dangerous situations like the one that happened at RHS, or in past situations such as the Columbine shooting. But, let’s say a student finds a concealed weapon that a teacher has, like a pistol, and steals this weapon. And let’s just say that this student isn’t really ‘with us,’ he/she has problems at home, or has had problems before and is emotionally unstable. What do you think he/she is going to do with the weapon? Give it back to the teacher or the office? In most situations the answer is no, this student would probably attack another student, the teacher he stole the weapon from or another staff member. Now, I’m not saying this is what is going to happen, but there is a large chance of this happening if the weapon falls into the wrong hands, and we don’t need to add any fuel to the fire with weapons at school to begin with.”
<b>Zachary McKinney, sophomore</b>
<i>Roseburg High School </i>
No other personal weapon in history has been relied upon more by men and women alike, regardless of physical condition, build, or skill in self-defense techniques.
That being said, the handgun has also been the weapon of choice for juvenile delinquents wishing to spray a deadly hail of bullets into a crowd of their helpless peers. For this reason I would feel much safer at a school where the teachers and staff are not only armed, but trained in the practical and safe use of their handgun.
My only concern regarding teachers and staff carrying handguns on school property is if the users of the weapons in question are not properly trained in their use, and thus are not qualified to bear arms, or if a student somehow manages to wrest the weapon from an adult, but these problems can be avoided with a little handgun training and some discretion. All in all, I believe that having an armed faculty and/or staff is the only sure way to protect children from school violence, because the only sure way to fight firearms is with firearms.”
<b>Alex Duvaul, sophomore </b>
<i>Home School, Rice Hill</i>
“Weapons are a very touchy subject among Americans. Too much has happened in the past for everyone to openly embrace them being used in free reign. In no way should our teachers be allowed to carry weapons in our schools.
I’m not saying I don’t trust Oregon’s teachers, because I most certainly do. What I don’t want to happen is in a rash moment for them to fire it as a warning, sending parents running to their lawyers, and school boards scrambling to right the mess. Even if teachers never touched the firearms, mishaps happen. Misfirings occur all the time. What if one of those fluke events ended up costing us one of our children’s lives?
It’s not just those circumstances I would be apprehensive about. Many teachers are not the epitome of physical strength. We would all be in constant danger of disgruntled students overtaking teachers and using those weapons against the other students. Even more school shootings would break out across the country.
In short, keep weapons out of our schools and away from our children. More ‘accidents’ are not what this country needs right now.”
<b>Megan Matthews, junior </b>
<i>Riddle High School</i>
“This is a very touchy subject, especially with what happened two years ago at Roseburg High School. In all reality, I can see why teachers would like weapons to defend themselves and their students in dangerous situations like the one that happened at RHS, or in past situations such as the Columbine shooting. But, let’s say a student finds a concealed weapon that a teacher has, like a pistol, and steals this weapon. And let’s just say that this student isn’t really ‘with us,’ he/she has problems at home, or has had problems before and is emotionally unstable. What do you think he/she is going to do with the weapon? Give it back to the teacher or the office? In most situations the answer is no, this student would probably attack another student, the teacher he stole the weapon from or another staff member. Now, I’m not saying this is what is going to happen, but there is a large chance of this happening if the weapon falls into the wrong hands, and we don’t need to add any fuel to the fire with weapons at school to begin with.”
<b>Zachary McKinney, sophomore</b>
<i>Roseburg High School </i>
