As a high school teacher and a gun owner that has competed off-and-on over the years, I vehemently disagree. The problems of my classroom mirror the problems o

As a high school teacher and a gun owner that has competed off-and-on over the years, I vehemently disagree. The problems of my classroom mirror the problems of my community. This means that while the vast majority of my students are just wonderful young people, I also have my fair share of the chronically depressed, the trauma survivors, and the budding criminals. Are they a small minority? Of course. But why should I open the window of “what’s possible” on any given day in my classroom to include deadly force by strapping a pistol to my hip. It is - in my opinion - reckless and foolish.