Gun Control In Schools Essay

When discussing gun control and children safety we have to remember that there are many issues to take into account because the children are the most important topic. Question, are our children safe at school and are the teachers equipped to handle this kind of responsibility? The government thinks that if they take the guns away that this will solve the problem, when the real issue is how we stop the violence in America and at our schools.
Let’s look at what the NRA is saying. First, they are saying that the schools should have a security blanket of protection. This means that they should have armed guards at school. Does this mean one or two or does it mean more? I think we should first look at will it work, because there are some schools that do have armed guards. How many you might ask, according to my research 1/3 or 23,000 schools in America have armed guards. Some of these schools also have metal detectors with an armed guard posted at it full-time checking who comes in and who goes out. The children are checked and so are any visitors.
According to my research there is less violence at these schools. Even with unarmed guards it seems to be better. According to what I could find there still isn’t enough known, and that brings
So can armed guards stop all the violence that happens, of course not? On the other hand, how do the students feel about armed guards and do they have a say in all of this? According to the 2011 study in the Journal Youth Society they found that the presence of armed guards made students less secure. Though there was some racial divide where white students felt less safe, but there was no change for the black students. With everyone researching and studies still little is being done. So then we have the NRA, Congress, and the President wondering how to keep children