That’s true. They could also at least post a police officer or retired military person at each school. This would eliminate the soft target issue.
I am all for armed security but I have a small beef with your statement. I hear it a lot too. Off duty police, retired military, retired police to be the choice for the position. Why?
I am not anti police. I am really not anti military. Just being a cop or a soldier does not mean that a person knows diddly about being defensive, controlling crowds or making tough decisions on the fly.
While we were once the greatest fighting force on the planet, not all retired military guys are hard core special forces elite teams coming to work hall monitor duty at the elementary school. Plenty are hard core supply clerks that fired a gun when they were required to and played pokieman the rest of their 4 years.
Cops, well, while a necessary evil to an organized society, we have been shown plenty of examples of active duty cops showing extreme cowardice in the face of danger. (cough... Ashley Babbitt... cough.... Uvalde.... cough)
My point, hire people based on merit and qualifications. It's an important job.