Why do armed soldiers, your own county's armed soldiers, protecting a public place seem so sinister? When you see soldiers of your own nation patrolling in an airport, a potentially dangerous public place -- why does that scare you? The alternative suggested is that teachers, with very limited training, should wear side arms in a foolish but well intentioned attempt to guarantee the safety of their charges -- that sounds like an accident waiting to happen. Who is more liable to go postal -- a teacher or a trained soldier?


Direct to the point; Guns in the hands of good samaritans or vigilantes guarding the public is a bad idea -- I would much rather see a trained soldier doing that job. In a perfect world that would not be necessary but this is not a perfect world and will never be -- history has proven that.