Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
I suppose that would depend on a few factors.
Who is the better shot.
Who has the element of suprise.
How good the teacher is.
How good the assailant is.
Fire power.
Number of assailants.

I can just see it.
In the red corner,, 3 heavily armed psychotic teenagers and a pile of automatic weapons ,
AND !
In the blue corner the combined teachers of Nowhere High

A weapon in the hands of a fool is a dangerous thing and in the hands of the unstable you just know it's got to go pearshaped.
In most cases it only takes one bullet. I would much rather have a CHANCE of saving many students lives then the CERTAINTY that if they weren't stopped right away they will kill more then if they were shot in the back of the head at the start.