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Scenario: armed teacher uses gun on coworker in a fit of rage
Scenario: armed teacher has gun taken away by student who uses it to harm others
Scenario: armed teacher is known as “armed teacher” by students and faculty and is feared by them, affecting relationships
Scenario: armed teacher engages active shooter, fires, misses, killing colleague or student
Scenario: armed teacher engages active shooter, is mistaken for active shooter by law enforcement, is shot by law enforcement
Scenario: armed teacher realizes she is spending lots of time thinking about being armed and less about being teacher. Effectiveness as teacher declines over time
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Scenario: armed teacher pulled over on way home from work, stopped by police, shot and killed by police
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Scenario: armed teachers generate massive sales of guns and increasing value for manufacturers who funnel money to their extremist NRA partners who lobby to arm children as well.
Or we could stop doing dumb shit, vote the bums out, and democratically take back our government
“The presence of a firearm is always an invitation to violence. Weapons have no place in a learning environment.”

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