Teachers should not carry guns in schools
How disappointing to learn that 64 percent of Utahns support the idea of teachers carrying a concealed weapon inside the state’s schools and that a majority believe the practice makes schools safer.
My husband was instructed in the use of guns at a very early age and enjoyed hunting all of his life when he could take the time. During World War II he was in the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater of war and China. He was a sharpshooter and helped train other Marines.
Some years ago when the Utah Legislature considered having weapons during their meetings his remark to me was, “Why, so they can shoot each other?” He believed that much training and experience is required in the use of guns. It is not likely that arming teachers in our schools will insure that.
Louise H. Johnson, Provo
