I agree. There should be better background checks and waiting periods for guns. Maybe register them so we could trace where a gun In a crime came from and how one obtained it. 4,300 kids a year are killed by firearms in America. There's lots of talk about saving unborn babies, but seemingly no regard for protecting kids like these. No other country has such gun deaths amongst kids, and it shouldn't be continuing to happen over and over. Believe it or not, but the vast majority of teachers don't want to be responsible for security and carrying a gun. They're already expected to put down their lives for the kids. To be effective in such an adrenaline pumping situation one needs to train a lot. Teachers are already expected to work often overtime and pay for their own supplies, there aren't enough hours in the day for them to continually train firearms too when they should be focused on education aspects of school. And random kids not raised In a house with responsible gun ownership may try to cause problems and mischief, or a teacher will be negligent and a kids will still get hurt.

If anything we should be using our bloated and militaristic police budgets to protect schools and have members of law enforcement on site. Seems stupid we have the funds for multiple tanks for local police forces but can't even put 1-3 officers at a school to protect children as guns will continue to be easily obtainable by nearly anyone of age.