There are some anti-gun people who claim that armed staff members will kill children rather than stopping an attacker. There are others, pro-gun people, who claim that an armed staff will guarantee the children’s safety.
I don’t subscribe to either of those extremes. While an armed staff member *may* be able to stop an attacker, an unarmed one certainly can’t.
Agree. While armed attackers have been stopped by people who are unarmed, it’s certainly not the way to bet.
A good example of this is the Portland, OR mall shooting that happened just before Sandy Hook. The CCW holder *may* have prevented further carnage, in this case simply by being in the right place at the right time - without even firing his handgun.
I actually heard the police radio feed from that incident, over a scanner app on my smartphone. I knew there was someone on the scene with a carry permit, but the media took a few days to comment on that point.