Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy?
Could More Guns Solve The Problem? Svetlana67 | Dreamstime.comPolicy that would make it easier to carry concealed weapons into schools could have meant "the difference between life and death for many innocent bystanders," a spokesman for Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said after last week's shooting at Sandy Hook. Does research bear that out? A recent bill sent from the Michigan House of Representatives to the Governor would make it easier to carry a concealed weapon in a school. After Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a spokesman for House Speaker Jase Bolger said the policy could have been "the difference between life and death for many innocent bystanders." Is he right? Will allowing guns in schools make those schools safer? It hasn't helped much in homes or on the street, researchers say, and evidence suggests that access to guns could actually exacerbate violence. A 2009 University of Pennsylvania...