# Arming teachers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-teachers/808927>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 16, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-teachers/808927 "2018-02-16T14:48:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arming-teachers/808927/378 "2018-02-23T20:17:09Z")

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> [@Leo\_Krupe](#):
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> Yeah, I know how this thread’s going to go. But I slept on the idea, and decided to say to hell with it and go forward. Honestly though, I don’t know if this is a debate or not, because I’m “just asking questions”. But I want to know some facts/opinions/debate points, etc.
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> The point gets made after nearly every school shooting to arm teachers. I’ve made my feelings known (it’s a dumb idea–my mother and aunt were teachers, and wouldn’t have been able to hold a gun properly, much less face an attacker–but my mother and aunt are beside the point, since they’re small data points).
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> The point I want to make, and the question I want answered is: how will arming teachers work? Who will pay for it?

I agree that arming and training the teachers is a vital step. How to pay for it?

Redirection of federal funds from foreign aid to countries that are our enemies would immediately provide billions of dollars. This money could be block granted to the states to spend on the training.

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