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Jay Kirell @JasonKirell
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Let me tell you guys about my personal experience shooting accurately and shooting accurately under stress and how it relates to this "let's arm teachers" debate.
I was an "expert" shot in the Army. Which means I went to a range with no gear on, walked to my station, layed down prone and fired at stationary targets between 50 and 300m away.

Sounds pretty impressive, right?

Well, it's not.
Because right before I got out I went on what's called a "stress shoot."

Basically, imagine wearing 40lbs of gear and doing a five minute cross fit workout, then dragging a 50lb sled to a position where you then had to shoot accurately.
You're heart is racing, you're sweating, your hands are shaking. You're exhausted. You have to shoot standing up.

I shot at 20 targets. I think I may have hit one. Maybe.

And I'm the supposed "expert" shot.
Shooting under stress is extremely difficult. Even for the most well-trained shooters. A teacher is not going to be able to do this. A lunch lady is not going to be able to do this. Cops & soldiers literally get paid to do this & most of them can't shoot accurately under stress.
Not because they suck, but because it's nearly impossible to hit a target in one shot when pumped full of adrenaline. And if you're in a school with a shooter and dozens of children, if you're not shooting accurately you're just creating crossfire.
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