Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Only if all the students can carry one as well

Not really too much of an issue in Canada

No, we should instead focus on why school shootings occur.

No, there should be more professionally trained personnel at schools with effective non lethal equipment and increase security measures in schools.

No, maybe security outside could have a fire arm but there is no place for a gun in a classroom full of children.

School shootings are not this bad in Canada that it requires teachers to carry around guns. As a student myself, I would not feel safe. Even if you conceal it, students will always find a way to get it.

Only if the teacher(s) have training and the firearm is unknown/locked away from the children/teenagers.

Bring back police in schools as protection and outreach for students as polls showed most were in favour of this practice

Am I really reading this now?

No, this would probably increase risks of accidental shooting. If there's a risk to the school then hire actual professional security officers.

Yes, if the teacher was aware and knew how to use the weapon, there would have to be a special course. It is for the better safety for the children and people in the building.

No, any firearms not for hunting should be outlawed in Canada. If there are no guns, there is much less need for a gun.

Yes, Only if the entire population is also allowed withstanding current licensing, training, testing and continuous vetting.

No, but teachers in possible high-risk rooms should be allowed to have tasers after doing a very strict personality and safety test

No, there should continue to be strict gun laws to prevent the need to have weapons in school in the first place.

Yes, provided the firearms are locked and secured.

depends on where the school is and they should have a licence and mental tests done to see if they are capeable of carrying a gun

Ban all guns for public use, no one should have a gun, including teachers.

I don't want a poorly payed civil servant to have that much power over my child. So no

I dont want servants of the state to have that much power over my child

No, that wouldn’t make anything better. Instead we should tighten our gun laws and give teachers extra crisis training AND give our students more support ie mental health

Should be guns in the schools sure but not walk around with them or

No, nobody should be carrying guns in public

Hire more Police to be at or near the schools

It is teachers jobs to teach and educate our children. They don’t even get paid enough for that. Why would we put more responsibility on them.

Teachers should not need guns in the first place

No, funding should go toward counsellors/addressing the root of school violence, not arming teachers.

I think teachers and any citizen should have the right to be armed if they wish, but only after passing rigourus firearm training and CRCs

Yes! But for emergency cases only.

No, spend money to increase the safety and well-being at schools instead

There should be no weapons in schools, a lot of religions groups carry them as "ceremonial" but a weapon is a weapon.

no but all schools in criminal area's should have at least one guard who's armed and can contact police at any time from any where.

I dont want gov employees to have a gun near my kid

government officials shouldn't have guns near our kids

no because if there was a threat from a student i dont think the teacher would be capable of firing the gun and if it was an outside threat and they did fire the gun it might leave them mentally unfit to teach kids

Yes, require at least 4 staff and security guard and 2 of-age students to be armed.

Yes, schools should require at least one teacher or security guard to be armed and trained in secret

Allowed, yes. Required, no way!

That would be up to the market controlled school board.

Only the principal

I think that instead of a gun have them carry a taser which is less painful

Cops should have guns outside the school in their cars. Only should they bring guns in the school if needed.

Not at all, That is quite a stupid question, For the safety of the CHILDREN in the school teachers should 100% NOT be able to carry a gun, dumb question, so dumb.

Older students and teachers can carry knives for survival purposes not for defence

Yes, but only one or two teachers/administrators should be armed.

I do believe if schools had some type of defence against intruders other then hiding.

Take this down to the states

No meanwhile Timmy going through teachers desk and pulls it out "hey Mr. Multan what does this thing d--bang" class fills with screams.

In an active shooter situation its hard for the police to know who would be the shooter and who is the teacher but also this doesn't happen much here so, eh. Just know if the teacher isn't trained then it is pointless and how are you gonna ask more of someone who isn't getting paid more.

If a specific school is in a dangerous area then security guard type personnel should be armed around school.

No as some teachers are pyshco's

No, and tighten gun restrictions. This isn’t the U.S.

WTF is even that question dude ?!

Loosen claymore laws

No, guns should not be allowed in schools

No, have them work in conjunction with police

Yes, for protection purposes

No, some teachers would disproportionately target disadvantaged groups such as visible minorities.

No. Canada doesn't have a gun violence issue; giving teachers guns would increase the danger of going to school by a large margin.

shoot students that don't listen

this should be far from alloud, though it may be safer for the class what would the school board or goverment do if a student got a hold of it of in an emergency panic the teacher or gun holder shot a student instead of the criminal