Let kids bring self defense items to school

What about the quiet kids?

that's a pretty bad idea, considering that you're letting kids like 7 year olds HAVE FIREARMS, and none of them would know how to use them. And if its middle school kids youre talking about, they would probably endanger the teachers or classmates they don't like.

Middle schoolers 12+, of course

yes, but that's still irresponsible. 12 is when middle schoolers become emo and puberty and etc cetera. And sometimes this can lead to kids doing stuff like drug dealing. (This actually happened at my school once, the police showed up and everything). So combine that with most middle schoolers being twisted little piles of sh*t AND deadly firearms, and you've got yourself a situation way more deadly than school shootings. Unpopular teachers would have their lives on the line, crime would be common outside of school, poorer kids would have a huge disadvantage in you're whole idea as they can't afford guns and unpopular kids would now find themselves facing to rich bullies with shotguns and m16s, ready to threaten and blackmail them however they like.

Is that your idea of safety?

When I say weapon, I mean just in general. Not just guns. Also, the whole point of this is so students can protect themselves from bullies

BUT THE BULLIES ARE ALLOWED GUNS TOO

Also, we can make it so people who have dealt with a bully (teacher, student, faculty) are the ones allowed

but then the students who have been bullied now have FREAKING GUNS AND WEAPONS AND CAN NOW THREATEN THE FORMER BULLIES

That's the main point. What's the problem in that?

EVERYTHINGS THE PROBLEM WITH THAT

YOURE GIVING TWELVE YEAR OLDS WITH NO EXPERIENCE OR RESPONSIBILITY FIREARMS

YOURE EITHER CRAZY OR AMERICAN

THE HELL?