The two situations you describe are not dissimilar. But, unless you are arguing that the police should not engage mass shooters because they are not trained enough, I don't think I understand your point. If you would, please deselect your sarcasm mode and just state your point, please.

Completely agree. It was awesome.

Columbine, on the leading edge of the modern school shooter movement, was a failure for law enforcement because they had little to no training against an active shooter scenario. They sealed the perimeter and waited an hour for SWAT to arrive, by which time the rampage was over. Modern police are trained…

"Adam Lanza was wearing a military grade bulletproof vest"

So, yes, you are worried about teachers, your coworkers, snapping.

If that person has a gun in his/her hand and is firing, then my answer is "yes." If you take too long and get shot, you are no worse off than if you were unarmed and got shot.

I think if you met me, you'd be surprised. I'm soft spoken, not physically imposing, and easy to get along with. You'd never know I'm armed, and I wouldn't tell you. I'd rather not shoot anybody, so I go out of my way to avoid confrontation, often silently accepting real harm or imposition to avoid even a verbal…

Actual gunfight? Nope. Simulations? Plenty. I'm a former military officer and combat veteran (albeit in a jet) and a firearms instructor, as well as a shooting hobbyist.

Will gun control work as well as other kinds of prohibition (alcohol, drugs, piracy, prostitution)? Are you aware of the historical reasons for gun ownership to be specifically endorsed by the Constitution, and second on the Bill of Rights, at that?

Again, no one suggests CCW be mandatory for teachers, only that those so inclined and already properly licensed and trained be allowed to carry there, as they would be allowed to carry CCW anywhere else.

It's an interesting theory you put forth, and one that shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. However, it's a hypothesis with little to know evidence, besides emotional anecdotal supposition. Your "putting guns in schools will increase tragedies" statement is remarkably similar to the anti-CCW arguments of about 15…

Who suggested that the job description should be altered?

As I've stated before, cops have a much harder problem. They have to sort out the whole situation. A CCW teacher, cornered in his/her classroom has much more simple problem. The teacher (victim) knows what the threat is.

You're right. It doesn't. For that, one must have a minimum level of training (which all BAs and MAs would easily understand; that was my point) to operate the gun, and some forethought into one's own willingness to protect one's self and/or others using force.

So you're equating fighting a war, hunting and killing trained, entrenched soldiers/insurgents in their home country to defending oneself, on one's own turf, against one or two kids who stole some guns?

Agree on the first point. The events are rare. So rare, one might say, that changes to current laws regarding the mentally ill or firearms are unnecessary.

I'm glad "there is." What is it?

The two precautions are not mutually exclusive. I have no objections to lockable doors.

Could the teachers who already faced gunmen in schools have done much worse with a gun than they did without?

You may be right, and their behavior may stem from all kinds of deeply complex factors and issues that I either don't care to or can't understand.