Of all the goofy and outrageous statements made by Mr. Trump, his latest stance calling for teachers to be armed is perhaps the most ridiculous. As a 30-year veteran of teaching I cannot imagine being asked to police our school. Most highly trained police officers and military personnel struggle under hostile environments. Picture a teacher with a revolver as pandemonium erupts and hundreds if not thousands of students running for their lives as a gunman fires off over 150 bullets a minute? Moreover, what happens when police or SWAT arrives and they see multiple possible suspects with weapons? Teachers, students and staff will be cut down in the crossfire. Clearly, with over $30 million from the NRA spent on behalf of the Trump campaign and his recent comments regarding how close he is to the NRA, our president puppets their party line: more guns and more blood money.
— William Charles Guilford, Santa Cruz
