Grade 8 Position Paper: Guns in schools

This links to a list of articles about guns in schools and whether to arm teachers. Not everything will be relevant to your question, so read the summaries carefully.

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The link will take you to a page that collects both sides of the question: Should teachers and other staff members be allowed to have concealed weapons at school?

This link will take you to a page with many articles and opinions about guns in schools in the United States, including letters to the editor.

Read the summaries carefully. Not everything will support your position.

This link will take you to an article about school shootings.

This article is in favor of arming teachers.

This article is against arming teachers.

"Diane Wolk-Rogers teaches history at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, site of a horrific school shooting on Valentine's Day 2018. How can we end this senseless violence? In a stirring talk, Wolk-Rogers offers three ways Americans can move forward to create more safety and responsibility around guns -- and invites people to come up with their own answers, too."

Use the dropdown menu on the top left side of the page to find a country and see statistics and information about its gun regulations.

This link will take you to a page listing reports on perceptions of guns and gun violence in the US. It does not argue in favor or against. It only presents statistics.

Article from The Conversation Africa.

"The Conversation Africa is an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community, delivered direct to the public."

Article on how a nation-wide ban in Australia has been effective in eliminating mass shootings in that country.

This website will give you arguments for both sides of the issue.

This article explains the issue of gun control today, lists several reasons in favor and against, and tries to explain why it is so complicated.