Majority of Americans believe armed and properly trained teachers make schools safer, report

According to a new poll, the majority of Americans believe that having armed, properly trained teachers would make schools safer.

The poll was conducted by The Trafalgar Group in partnership with Convention of States Action (COSA) in the aftermath of a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. The data obtained by the Daily Wire, showed that a majority of likely voters in 2022 supported having armed and properly trained teachers in schools.

According to the poll, 57.5 percent of respondents said that preventing properly trained teachers from carrying firearms in schools makes schools somewhat or much more dangerous with only 30.8 percent stating the opposite position.

The survey also demonstrated that across the political spectrum, arming properly trained teachers was the most popular position held.

Republicans were most supportive of armed educators, with 67.5 percent saying it would make the schools safer. Only 19.4 percent stated the opposite. The majority of Democrats also concurred, with 48.2 percent telling pollsters that armed and trained teachers made schools less dangerous versus 41.3 percent who voiced the opposite.

18-24 year-olds were the most supportive of arming properly trained teachers, with nearly 62 percent saying that preventing teachers from having firearms made schools much more dangerous versus. Only 21 percent said such a policy would make schools somewhat less dangerous.

1,091 likely general election voters were surveyed from May 25-29. The poll had a margin of error of 2.9 percent.

COSA President Mark Meckler said in a statement, "No shooting at a school is going to be stopped by gun control laws. They are going to be stopped by a variety of fairly simple on-site measures, including arming law-abiding citizens–in this case specifically teachers–and empowering them to protect our children, schools, and communities. A majority of voters see this clearly, despite the relentless propaganda by people who want to confiscate the guns of law-abiding citizens."

He added, "Self-defense is a bedrock of this Republic and our Constitution. The Founders were clear that defending those we love is the responsibility of the citizen first. So many deaths have been prevented by armed citizens, so why would we question the voluntary training and arming of teachers to protect those we love and care for the most?"