In the UK handguns, assault rifles and machine guns are illegal to possess. Citizens may own only sporting rifles and shotguns. The penalty for possession of a firearm without a certificate is a maximum of 14 years in prison.
5% Yes |
95% No |
4% Yes |
87% No |
1% Yes, schools should require at least one teacher or security guard to be armed |
4% No, hire professionally trained security guards instead |
3% No, this would increase the risk of accidental shootings |
See how support for each position on “Armed Teachers” has changed over time for 183k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Armed Teachers” has changed over time for 183k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@8YGGHN72yrs2Y
This isn’t relevant to the UK you yankee wankers.
@8ZJLRF42yrs2Y
Not a real issue in the UK.
@9BY65PN12mos12MO
No teachers should ever be armed with any kind of weapon
@9LVFKKQ3 days3D
100% no. That would be a horrific idea. Ban firearms altogether and make the punishments more severe.
@9JZM429 2mos2MO
No, however I think security guards should be more of a thing, a taser is enough to take down a potential criminal in a school.
@9G5MCLJ7mos7MO
Hire professionally trained guards, armed with non-lethal weapons, as if they were armed the risk of accidental shootings would increase exponentially.
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