I'll pose this question, then, basing this on the recent post by "a bunch of letters and a couple numbers"....J something...

Say I'm in a diner like the woman in the Luby's, I've got my gun, someone comes in to rob the place telling the clerk to give him the cash, at gun point...no threats are made to my person, nor anyone in my party...Why should it be my job to defend the clerk? If he wants to be benefited by a concealed weapon, he should damn well have his own, cuz I'm lookin out for me and mine, and not getting shot defending someone I don't know.

Now, if I'm a teacher, a student comes in hell bent on killing everyone, that's one thing, my life would be threatened, but all too often, gun toters are expected to act, at great personal risk, in manners that not even trained police officers or soldiers would be expected to perform. We have police to defend the public, I carry my gun to defend me, if Me, myself, or I, or any of those in my party or family are threatened, then the job becomes mine.

How can we require teachers to defend students at their own risk? Call me a coward if you like, but I'll be honest, and you should be with yourself, what are you going to do if someone comes in shooting? I'm hiding behind my desk, if they come looking for me, then I'll fight back to cover my hide, but until then, I'm safe, I'm not going to go looking for a bullet. Sure I'd take an open opportunity shot at a distracted gunman, but I'm not going to be jerking a gun when they come through the door, Cover first, then fight when the fight is yours to win or you have no choice, otherwise you're standing in the open and asking for fire.