The Pros And Cons Of Arming School

I foresee both, advantages and disadvantages, about arming school staff members. I believe that this could be part of a solution for some smaller and rural school that cannot afford armed security or have limited access to law enforcement. I also believe that something is better than nothing because the sooner we can stop this event, the less citizens that are harmed.
Law enforcement has focused heavily on advance training and preparing for these attacks since the Columbine incident in 1999. Over the past 19 years law enforcement continues to evaluate the tactics and mindset of the active shooters. Due to the active shooters evolving tactics, law enforcement has responded by changing their own tactics and training to prevent or at least improve

I am sure that you already know that there is no profile for a school shooter, but there are things which everyone should be educated on. Educating and providing mental health intervention to

those that might become a potential school shooter is where we should start. The Secret Service identifies
10 key finding in their “Safe School Initiative” study that might be useful in identifying a person who might be planning or thinking about an attack:
1. These attacks are seldom an impulsive acts
2. In most occasion, someone else knew about the shooters plan to attack
3. The attacker did not make threats their targets prior to the attack
4. There is no good profile for a school shooter suspect
5. Most of the time the shooter does something before the incident to cause other to be concerned or indicate that they need help
6. The attackers do not handle or cope with major losses or personal failure well and many are suicidal 7. Many of the school shooter feel bullied, persecuted, or hurt by others
8. There are other people involved in the attack in many case
9. The shooter is stopped by someone other than law enforcement in most