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In reply to the discussion: Why anti-gun laws will never work in US [View all]billh58
(6,635 posts)are not armed. That is an NRA, right-wing myth based on a picture and taken entirely out of context.
"Youve probably seen it at least once on Facebook. Or in a chain e-mail like the one above.
So, is it true that Israeli teachers are armed? It would be half of Gunnutistans wet dream dont pay the teachers, but give them each a nice, shiny weapon. Because derp.
Well, the answer is no. Israeli teachers are not armed. In fact, its unlikely that the person shown above is a teacher at all."
http://blogs.artvoice.com/avdaily/2012/12/21/breaking-israel-does-not-arm-its-teachers/
Israel has much stricter gun control laws than the USA, even though they practically live in a war zone.
Some schools in the USA do employ armed guards, but so far the only "test" of the effectiveness of this tactic was at Columbine where it failed miserably.