No Armed Guards

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There are many tragedies in school but they do not happen often. I believe that there should not be armed guards in every school throughout the United States Children may be afraid seeing armed guards. There should not be armed guards because the money spent on it, shootings rarely happen, and other forces can protect schools. First, armed guards should not be in school because of the money that would be spent on them. The money spent on the guards would be a waste. The guards would just sit there and rarely do anything. There are not many actions for armed guards to take care of. For example, principles could take care of fights and the police could take care of threats. Second reason for armed guards not to be in schools is that shooting rarely happen. In the past years only about 4 shooting happened in schools. Armed guards are not necessarily needed in schools. They would likely just stand around and probably the children would be afraid. The guards would not really do much. Even though many people lives could have been saved, it rarely happens. Third reason that armed guards should not be in schools is that there are other forces that could protect schools. For example, there are the school staff, police officers and firefighters. Armed guards would be a protection in school if a shooting happened, but they rarely happen. Police and firefighters can protect the school for break-ins, threats and hazards. To conclude, armed guards should not be in schools. Schools don't need them. Think about the money and how rare shooting actually are. It would cost so much money. Children would also be afraid of the guards. Also, there are so many other protections that schools could
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