Updated on December 14, 2024
Five times this week, a school police officer or security guard accidentally fired their gun on campus. During one of these shootings, a veteran police officer died after accidentally shooting himself. Any time a gun is fired at a school—intentionally or accidentally—there is a risk of a student or staff member being killed. As more school staff are armed with guns, the risk of a student being shot is increasing.
Five (5) times this week, a school police officer or security guard accidentally fired their gun on campus.
1. Oklahoma police officer's holstered gun fired while he was passing out junior officer badge stickers to elementary school kids on the playground.
2. San Antonio police officer killed after shooting himself while preparing equipment for an active shooter training at an elementary school. (Update: now reported as a suicide based on info that he was under criminal investigation for recording a teen inside a bathroom)
3. Honolulu high school security guard was critically injured after shooting himself in the leg inside the school.
4. Pennsylvania school security guard fired his gun in the school breakroom.
5. Delaware school constable accidentally fired his gun inside a staff break room.
So far this year, there have been 5x more accidental shootings on campus than the indiscriminate attacks that these officers and school staff are armed to protect students against.
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