I'm all for the arming of teachers. My mother was a teacher at West High School in Denver for many years. I can't count the number of times that she wished she had a gun for defense, especially when leaving the school late at night. trv1911 is absolutely right in the fact that not all teachers will or should carry. I can recall one incident where my mom broke up a fight in the hall way between two gang bangers. All the male teachers in hall way quickly dispersed into their class rooms leaving her high and dry. She ended up getting hit 5 times before she got the ass holes to seperate. Although I never saw her in front of a class room myself, I suspect that she was one of those teachers that would do what ever it took to protect her students.