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In a 2022 survey of nearly 1,000 US teachers, 54 percent expressed the belief that allowing teachers to carry firearms for school security would decrease overall safety.
Brian A. Jackson et al., “Teachers’ Views on School Safety: Consensus on Many Security Measures, But Stark Division About Arming Teachers,” RAND Corporation, 2023, https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2641-1.html.