I guess I'll weigh in also.
All of the insinuations and outright name-calling seem non-productive, to say
the least. I think we can safely assume that we all share a desire to see the
overall level of violence decrease, whether in the schools or in society at
large.
I propose a test to determine whether rational debate is possible for this topic
on this list, in the form of two questions. (1) If there existed a
preponderance of evidence showing that violence does in fact _decrease_ when
guns are readily available, would the anti-gun forces actually change their
stripes? (2) If there existed a preponderance of evidence showing