As a result of extensive media coverage, the tragedies at Columbine High School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are etched into the collective memory of American society. Shortly after the events at Sandy Hook, the National Rifle Association (NRA) presented a program to address student safety by arming educators (Crews, Crews, & Burton, 2013; Hutchinson, 2012). The idea of arming educators has gained traction despite the dearth of related research. On the surface, the concept of arming educators may seem like a zero-cost attempt to solve the issue of gun related violence in schools. However, a more detailed analysis of such a proposal raises a number of questions and highlights the uncertainties, including unrealized possible expenses associated with the effort of arming educators. The authors surveyed Colorado superintendents in order to document the desired safeguards that would need to be in place in order for educators to become authorized to carry weapons into schools and to associate a cost to those safeguards.