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Teachers in Utah are learning to shoot. That may not be such a bad idea

If they already have guns, they should at least know how to use them

Teachers in 33 American states are legally allowed to carry a concealed weapon into a classroom. Now there are courses to teach them how to use these firearms. Tamara Gilkes Borr, The Economist’s US policy correspondent and a former teacher, went to Utah to see how one such course is preparing teachers for the worst.

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