More than half of US teachers think being armed would make students less safe, report finds

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More than half of US teachers think being armed would make students less safe, report finds
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An estimated 550,000 of the country's 3 million K-12 teachers would choose to carry a gun in class, if allowed. More than 1.5 million of their co-workers think that would make the classrooms less safe.

More than half the country's teachers believe arming themselves would make students less safe, while 1 in 5 say they would be interested in carrying a gun to school, according to a new report from the RAND Corporation.

An estimated 550,000 of the country's 3 million K-12 teachers would choose to carry a firearm at school if allowed, the survey found. Roughly half of teachers surveyed felt physical security measures at their schools, such as locks, ID badges, cameras and security staff, positively affected their school's climate, the report found, and only 5% of teachers felt those security measures had a negative effect.

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