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My Daughter is a first grade Teacher (with her CHL). She came by our house last Friday in tears because of the babies being killed. She was also very mad that the Government has made her and her students helpless. She wants her gun. She said she would never leave her students (babies) to go hunt for the bad guy. She would lock down and engage the shooter ONLY if he came in her room. They practice lockdown drills when ALL students are in their homeroom. The Teacher KNOWS it is about to happen, so they have their keys out and are ready. It never happens when students are at lunch, outside at recess etc. That has not been practiced so they really have no clue what to do during these times. Look at how these Teachers acted at Sandy Hook. They were nothing short of Heros. One Teacher read nursery rhymes to her students. Another hid her kids in closets and cabinets and then faced the BG. They can remain calm and stay focused.

I am a retired Airline pilot and I remember what was being said about "Pilots carrying guns" in response to the 9-11 tragedy. I was in the second class of Federal Flight Deck Officers and the Instructors were amazed at how seriously we took the training. There are now thousands of Pilots that are armed and the program is a complete success. We had to have time off and pay for room and board while at training. The training was at no cost to us and was at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. We were deputized as Federal Law Enforcement Officers with limited authority. This can be done with Teachers but at a local level (there are alot more Teachers than pilots), but the immediate solution is to allow CHL's to carry now.