I'm much more sympathetic to the pro gun side than I am to the anti gun side. For many reasons, I think a more armed society is a more polite society. Gun bans do absolutely nothing but make people sitting ducks, totally unable to defend themselves from an armed lunatic. If everyone was well trained and carried a firearm, crime would probably plummet and we'd be living in a much safer society.
But I'm not naive. I don't think the second amendment will protect you from a tyrannical government. Your 12 gauge shotgun won't do anything against an M2A2 Bradley tank. And arming random people without training them will cause extreme damage. You'll see people leaving loaded firearms in places where anyone can get them. You'll see overly paranoid people shooting first and asking questions later. You'll have people shooting at a bad guy and missing. You'll see people shooting at a bad guy and hitting a good guy. In other words, putting more guns in school without properly training teachers is a terrible idea. It takes more than five hours to make yourself fully prepared to defend yourself and others against an armed predator. .
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