"faculty to carry guns on campus" sounds weird, but it's just the juxtaposition of an unrelated set of job function, action, and location.
It's like "waitress goes to the bathroom at the restaurant." If it were a story, saying those things together might be foreshadowing. But in real life it's just people being people.

I don't like their being "special deputies". I think all citizens who are so inclined should act as "deputies" like this, i.e. look out for the friends, colleagues, neighbors.

I sure do know that you could fire a thousand bullets rather easily in that time, but I'm not scared. I know that you have the restraint to know when to and when not to fire.;) On my campus, it is possible that someone might kill me ... or someone else. I am still not scared.

Jim, Do you have any idea of how many bullets I can fire in 2 minutes, even with a single shot?

I have read that all adults in Switzerland are required to own a gun and have annual safety certifications. They also have amongst the lowest murder rates in the world . I am not even a novice about guns. But this makes sense to me.
But a sign that says "all staff may be armed, trained and prepared to shoot", the threatening individuals could think twice and it might be a strong deterrent.

Understandable. Proper training, training, training. One must avoid shooting themselves in the foot... or worse! P.S. It isn't for everyone... better that no one knows who...

Most of our security staff are either cops who are looking for a little extra cash beyond their pensions, or are looking for the tuition discount for their kids. All the security staff know me on a first-name basis.

I understand that I might not have two minutes, but I also recognize that I fumble around for my cell phone in my pocket. I wouldn't want to do that with a gun.

Hello jbrenner,
How long will an assailant wait? I prefer to be the armed professor, not the one depending upon the deterrence of, or on time arrival of the golf cart security...
Happy Holidays,
O.A.

Just read about a very good idea, especially the part about background checks and psychological evaluations. Old dino can recall some flaky professors in my past.
Background checks were all that were required to at least be trained at the Alabama Department of Corrections and later as a semi-retired security guard for four different contracting companies.
Background checks only does not weed out the whack jobs and potential crooks. During my 21 years as a corrections officer, a coworker was placed in handcuffs and transported to the county jail for criminal court processing I'd say on an average of one every two years.
Security guard jobs has its share of characters. One was caught spinning his loaded revolver to amuse some gathered children.
I once drove past an armored truck to see its money handler on the other side poised in a squat to draw his sidearm while grinning at me with the craziest looking face
he could make up..
That stupid put-on did not scare me a bit. I drove on recalling up to three goofy guys in Corrections like that. One got fired when a supervisor caught him having same-sex relations with an inmate.

The unspoken goal is to make it obvious to any potential perpetrator that there are softer targets elsewhere. Leave this place and people alone or the consequences will be deadly to you and your cause, if any.