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In reply to the discussion: Adam Lanza was wearing a bulletproof vest. How could armed teachers have stopped him? [View all]MineralMan
(146,288 posts)I could, and probably still can, make a good shot at a head-sized target in a classroom sized space, if I have the time to aim properly. Generally, that time isn't available. That's why trained cops are taught to shoot at the center of mass. Most of them could hit a head if they had time, like they do at the range. There is no time, though, when some guy is firing off rounds from a semi-auto rifle or pistol. Taking time to aim properly at a smaller target gets you shot.
So, armed teachers? I don't think so. If they aimed for center of mass, they might actually hit their target sometimes. If they're shooting, say a 9mm pistol, the shooter will simply aim at the teacher and fire a few rounds. That's it.
This entire exercise is foolish. The answer is not in arming teachers, who don't want to be armed in the first place. They want to teach. The answer lies elsewhere, and not on the schoolgrounds.