Arming Campus Security: Learning to Keep Our Children Safe

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There is an alarming trend in the United States over the last few years, violence and death in our educational system. Schools should be a sacred place for learning in a safe and comforting environment. Children that live in high-crime neighborhoods have traditionally had only one safe place to go: school. Once at school, these students should be able to look forward to a safe and stimulating day of learning and should be able to briefly forget their troubled lives. Students from more affluent areas are unable to comprehend how violence and death could possibly intrude upon their time for learning. Our parents love us, why would they send us off somewhere for eight hours a day if it wasn’t safe? I am sure many students that have been witness or victim to violence in our educational institutions ask this question every day.
Although school attacks make up a very small percentage of violent crimes, we have every right to expect our government officials to keep our students safe. In this crazy world, all it takes is one armed intruder, student or school official to commit unspeakable atrocities in the time it takes for the police to arrive. Whether on the federal, state or local level, I think that our elected officials have an obligation to provide properly trained, armed security personnel in all learning institutions. I believe that the presence of even a small security force would help to deter many premeditated attacks. In the event an attack did occur, armed security officers could keep the offender(s) engaged until the police arrived, possibly saving lives.
To understand this issue, you first have to realize that firearms are not going away any time soon. They are a part of the American persona as well as our Constitution. A...

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