22-rimfire
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Janitor? Sure. I would favor anyone who works at a school be allowed to carry if they have a carry permit. Gun free zones do not work. Only honest people abide by them.
This is why you need more than one armed person in the School.The only problem I have with this is that now we know it's the Janitors who are armed.
This could work for and against school protection.
If you know that a specific person in a school is armed, you can target that specific person when you begin your attack. If you don't know who is armed, things get more complicated. On the other hand, if you know that somebody is armed, you may choose a different target.
I actually like the idea of armed officers in schools, but not for protection as much as public relations. For most citizens, their first interaction with an LEO comes when they see flashing red and blue lights in their rear-view mirror. Why should the first interaction with a cop be a negative one?
A police officer in a school becomes a deterrent to crime and a trusted adult figure that children can go to for problems. He could help coach sports and provide a respectable adult role model. He becomes an initial positive example of police which could help reverse some negative opinions of LEO's.
A police officer in a school becomes a deterrent to crime and a trusted adult figure that children can go to for problems. He could help coach sports and provide a respectable adult role model. He becomes an initial positive example of police which could help reverse some negative opinions of LEO's.
The fact of the matter is that I would love to see Gun Free Zones go the way of the do-do bird. However, the current climate demands that this program be initiated carefully, precisely, and thoroughly.