What can be done to protect children from school shootings immediately?

@GlitterEater well you're right, there's not getting rid of guns on America any time soon

But protective measures can be taken in schools and America can afford it, period. They should be going above and beyond in every school to prevent more kids losing lives like this. It happens far too often

@Notsimilarreally You could put armed guards through out schools. That's the only thing I can think of but would be a horrible idea really. Even if nothing goes wrong with the guards or their weapons or securing their weapons or whatever else, it seems damaging to grow up surrounded by people guarding you with firearms.

@GlitterEater I think it would be scarier, if I was in a public school today, to be there without armed guards. Honestly.

@GlitterEater people don't seem to have a problem with armed guards everywhere when they're protecting their money (like banks); why would they be concerned about armed guards protecting their kids?

Is their money more valuable than their own children?

sounds like a society problem, not a gun problem...

@GlitterEater Guards at the front door, other doors locked from outside access, and if it's crime-riddled area like Chicago, metal detectors at the entrance. If would-be shooters don't know where the armed good guys are, most of them won't plan on shooting. If there's only one entrance and they can't just walk in with a gun, most won't try.

@wildbill83

1. Lots of people don't want armed guards around them when they go in a bank
2. Children don't spend 7-8 hours a day in a bank
3. I never said it was a gun problem, you just made that up. I like guns.

@wildbill83 True in theory, but armed robberies are far less common in the US than mass shootings of children at schools. Get rid of the guns.