"The Madison County, N.C., sheriff’s office decided to put an assault-style rifle in each of the county’s six schools as a safety measure in light of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas"...

"In the last several years, more and more politicians have encouraged teachers to arm themselves with guns in classrooms."
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"I’m probably not the only teacher, after viewing images of Uvalde, to Google through tears, “How can I keep my classroom safe?”
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"Numerous polls indicate that the majority of educators still don’t want to be armed. And there’s no conclusive evidence that arming teachers increases school safety, though there’s evidence that it increases incidents of teachers accidentally discharging their guns."
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"Teachers have hard jobs. Let’s focus our energy on opening minds, not barricading doors. For that to happen, we need gun laws fixed, then enforced. So, hey, lawmakers and lobbyists: Instead of urging those on the last line of defense to take up arms, how about you all on the first lines actually stand up and do your jobs? Then we’d know what good guys look like, at last."

It's a sad state of affairs that this minority of gun nuts are controlling the situation.