Arming teachers is a relatively new phenomenon, but so far the results are more promising than slapping a “gun-free zone” sign on a school facility.
“In the history of armed school employees, there have never been any problems where anyone has been injured,” notes Carno, Executive Director for FASTER Colorado. The organization trains teachers and school administrators on the proper use of firearms and how to react in case of an emergency.
The data set regarding armed faculty may be small, but Carno notes a vital fact that folks like Kimmel likely don’t know.
“According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, while the trend for mass school shootings has been slowly increasing, the trend on mass school shootings at schools with armed staff is flat at zero,” Carno says.
[“Kimmel’s wrong” is more or less a dog-bites-man lede, I know. — Ed]
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