Most all public college campuses have Armed Security Officers. Why not private college campuses. ? Much better option than having teachers carry guns. With everything going on on campuses today security officers should be armed. Still the best way to stop a bad guy with the gun is a good guy with the gun. Hopefully the officer would never have to pull his weapon - but a bad guy would think twice about going into a building where he knew an armed officer was waiting for him. It's a deterrent and a whole lot better option than an unarmed guard hiding under his desk: calling 911 like the rest of us.
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Oh, Hell Yeah! I want heavily armed ex-Special Forces mercenaries showing some GOD-DAMNED PRESENCE here! Stare them little ungrateful ghetto "students" into submission! 'Murica!!
No dis-respect to the security guards, but did you people look at the security guards? I wouldn't want a single one of them to carry a gun, much less use it.
I'm not sure what campus you're on, but from my experience that wouldn't be a good idea. Thinking about our students and our current security guards, I'd be worried that they'd be from different gangs. It could turn into a war zone here.
After hearing of this, Bill Cosby just applied for an instructor position.
While I agree with your sentiment, I think this is an odd forum to express it in. When our private security firm was dismissed I began to feel pretty nervous about being there at night.
Employ local SWAT teams. Students can get unruly when they find out they can't sleep through a course.