Why Guns Should Not Be Taught In Schools

Australian school teachers should absolutely NOT, under any circumstances have access to any sort of firearm at school.

Recent talks in parliament have brought of the concerns of student’s safety by allowing teachers at school to carry a firearm in case of an event that puts them, the teacher, or the students in danger such as an armed attacker. in this piece I will show you why guns should not be in the hands of untrained teachers on school premises.

Over in the United States of America, with in the first 23 weeks, there was 24 school shootings. That averages 1 attack per week where students lose their life. While in Australia, there has not been a mass shooting or school attack since 1996. That’s over two decades where schools have been safe because of Australia safe gun laws. So there is absolutely no need for teachers to have a firearm in class to “protect” the students.

For a teacher, or anyone, to handle a firearm safely they must be trained very well and know how to use a gun very well.

This will cost lots of time and money that could be spent on better things such as better education for the students. If an attack was in place and the teach was unqualified to handle a gun, or might not be the best shot, they could put a student’s life at even more risk. If the accidently shoot and kill a student because the accidently misfire the gun, not only would the student’s family be grieving, the teacher could be charged with lots of things like manslaughter, meaning they would lose their job and go to jail, which is not good for the teacher at

all.
I the US students that are involved in school shoot ups can obtain their weapons very easily just by going into their parent’s room or even walking down to the local Walmart where you can by a .22 rifle/pistol and all you need to show is your driver’s licence. If teachers have handguns or any sort of firearm, it will make access to these powerful weapon 20 times easier to obtain. You might say “it will be in a gun case with a lock that needs a key to get in”. They could easily get the key from you as it must be close if the gun needs to be effective enough to stop an attacker quickly. These students could then attack the students of the school and could cause a mass shooting.

If an attack was in place on a school in Australia, there are special teams of trained Police officers and tactical SWAT teams to stop the attack from happening. The students inside the classrooms would be in lockdown reducing the risk of a casualty. Teachers don’t need firearms, there job is to teach not to “protect” the students.
In Australia, there is absolutely NO reason at all for teachers to carry any sort of firearm at school. This would only cause more problems than it will stop, giving students easy access to powerful weapons and teachers a chance to “pick off” the naughty kids in their class if they snap.