Should school security guards carry guns? Why or why not??

Answer 1

If they're qualified professionals (not cheap rent-a-cops), yes, they should.

Some people say guns cause violence, while ignoring the fact that the violence stops when good guys with guns show up. If guns CAUSED violence, the police station would be the deadliest building in town!

Answer 2

As the director of Safety & Security for a University that does not carry any weapons at all, I'd have to say "Yes they should" but qualify the answer with the following.

Any University should have armed security. College students in this new era have taken on a whole new aspect than in previous years. Virginia Tech aside, University security personnel deal with more and more violent students, and more importantly the GUESTS those students bring onto the campus. In most cases it is not the students that are the cause of a confrontation, but someone that is not affiliated with the University.

Training is the key here though. Security officers can be every bit as effective as the local police if they recieve annual training and are required to adhere to the same guidelines as the police. You can not just hand someone a gun and say "You are a security officer". You MUST back up the arming of any security force with competent state or federally certified training requirements.

Answer 3

NOT in the high school that I'm at a lot of the
students are bigger then the security guards
& all they'd have to do is gang up on the security
guard, take the gun & what a mess !

Answer 4

Yes. It might not be politically correct, but it has worked effectively in other countries. Even if they can't use guns, a tazer might do the job.

After the Utah state legislature voted to pass Senate Bill 108, every adult who has a concealed weapon permit obtained the right to tote a gun to school in Utah. Proponents of this bill claim that teachers with guns are better able to defend students against potential terrorist attacks and student shootings like those at Columbine High School in 1999. However, the people of Utah have made severe miscalculations in passing this law. Permitting teachers to carry concealed weapons gives students a false sense of security, sets an ominous precedent for other states in the country and offers a poor model for students.

Teachers who need to protect their students with guns become on-campus security guards. Teachers should be educators and mentors, not policemen.

“Police have to go through rigorous training to be able to use guns,” San Francisco Police Department sergeant inspector Jeff Skover said. “Teachers with no training wouldn’t be able to defend anyone.”

In addition to this false sense of security, students will also have an altered perception of self-defense measures. Teachers who bring guns to school to protect students send a message that possessing a deadly weapon is the only way to be safe. While it is necessary that each person be aware of his or her safety, it is unnecessary for a teacher to bring a firearm in order to feel confident. Owning a gun is a big responsibility, and when a person has the power to end a life, accidents will happen. In the worst case scenario, a teacher could use a gun on a student. San Francisco Unified School District deputy general council Angie Miller said that the basic laws “would not permit such teachers to use their gun against students, or to provide students with access to their gun. Teachers would face the same consequences (such as) arrest, prosecution . . . or termination by (their employers) notwithstanding this new law.”

It's not about turning schools into a prison - it's about being equipped to defend our children.

Answer 5

If law abiding students were allowed to carry guns in school, the security guards would be unnecessary. The primary cause of school shootings is the knowledge that no one will shoot back. EVERY mass shooting in the US has ended with the death of the shooter. Waiting until they shoot themselves only allows them to kill more people.

Answer 6

Absolutely not! the reason they don't have guns to begin with is because they are not real police officers. Force should never be used one because it's a liability (what if either the guard or individual got seriously hurt) and two, they aren't trained to use weapons. Real cops have guns for when they face potentially life threatening situations...mall security guards don't.

Answer 7

The ones in my area do carry guns.

Answer 8

When I was in school, the security people were on an endless power trip and just loved abusing students.
I'm all for the right to bear arms, but in my school, those idiots would've shot someone.

Answer 9

Of course not. Because the security guard was a dropout. If you use that as logic just give guns to the kids.

P.S. Both of these ideas are bad.

Answer 10

They should be permitted to carry if they are properly trained.

It would be a better idea to just have a police officer who is assigned to the school if the department has the available resources.