Originally posted by Adam_PoE
People who are mentally ill are not rational actors. Mass shooters in particular are not deterred by fear of harm, because over 80% of them fully intend to die by their own hand or those of the police. More heavily-arming security is not going to stop someone with a death wish, it is only going to make him more heavily-arm himself.
Okay? So the armed guards shoot him, and he ends up the only casualty.
Case in point, if the shooters aren't deterred, there will still be armed guards to stop him. That's the entire point of armed guards, which is the same reason that banks, the white house, state buildings, etc. ALL HAVE ARMED GUARDS. The only time you hear about a shooter in the white house, is in movies, lol. There's a very powerful reason for that.
Armed Guards = Extreme reduction of casualties
It's that simple.
Also, I'd like to point out that the argument you just used is circular logic- the same thing liberals accuse conservatives of when it comes to gun control.
"We need to make owning guns illegal - That won't stop law breakers from owning guns"
"We need to post armed guards outside of schools - That won't stop mentally ill people from trying to shoot up schools"
Uh, it might not stop them from trying, but it will significantly reduce casualties in these scenarios. Same way the White House reduces casualties by posting armed guards. If an active shooter walked into the white house, he'd be incapacitated almost instantly, captured and tortured, with the entire ordeal going unnoticed by most.
My point is that America's children deserve every bit as much of that security as the president.