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Re: "how to stop children from being shot and killed in school"

Arming volunteer teachers and administrators as first-line defenders is probably the only near term solution that makes sense. Schools have many entrances and lots of activities and they can't all be monitored continuously at a reasonable cost - especially when there are over 100000 schools in the US - so access control is not feasible and even if it is, it does not guarantee security. Also school shootings are rare so there is a danger of boredom and complacency with dedicated guards. Teachers, administrators and support personnel have another main job to combat boredom and know the layout of the school and the students - especially those students likely to cause trouble. They will also be the first on the scene and the only people on the scene with that knowledge. As far as them getting shot by the police, those issues can be worked out with de-escalation codewords and in many cases the incident will probably be over before the police or SWAT teams are on site. The key here is these "volunteers" need to be willing, discrete, trained, carry concealed firearms on their person and their identity has to be unknown - like federal marshals on airplanes. Once their identity is exposed they are like school resource officers. Potential killers know who they are and if the killer(s) are a student at the school, they probably know where they are and they will either be avoided during an incident or be the first person shot and their firearm will be taken. Also, even if the schools don't have armed, undercover teachers or other support personnel, potential killers don't know that and while it may not stop them, it will certainly factor into their intentions.