I see a lot of hysterical responses from people who did not even read a summary of the bill. First, districts can opt out. Second, each teacher carrying a firearm would need an enhanced permit, at least 40 hours of annual training, and authorization to carry from the principal of the school. There are a few more details, but that is the gist of it.
My sense is that it would be very safely and carefully implemented. Reasonable people can disagree whether this makes our schools safer, but you're not going to see deranged subs showing up on Monday morning packing heat.
After 9/11 we allowed airline pilots to carry guns in airports and on the plane after getting extensive training. This sounds like a similar situation.
Germany also had Gun and GrenaTraining in schools starting at age 10.
This would be a good Idea for American Schools starting at age 10.
I think the USA is Ready for That, Kids are Civil and Well behaved enough that with training from the schools they can be trusted to carry guns, and Teachers have always been great Role Models and can be trusted with guns.
With Germany though Jewish kids were not allowed to have guns, even for the Training in Schools, Hitler did not think they could be trusted and he even confiscated guns from all Jewish people, at the same time, encouraging others to have guns and training in gun use. Imagine how much the German Media must have got on his case. and Imagine how many times Hitler Heard "but that would be Racist" from the Woke and Far Left in Germany back then, They must have had lots of Protests in Germany back then with protesters marching with signs and chants of Hitler is Racist and End White Supremacy. I could picture Hitler doing the same as American Politicians always trying to deny being racist, must have drove him nuts.
This is one of the dumber and more harmful state laws I have ever seen. The odds of a teacher with a gun successfully fending off an attacker without shooting other students are much worse than the odds of some disgruntled teacher taking out aggressions on students or other faculty, staff, or admin or of a disgruntled student or staff member stealing or grabbing the gun from one of those armed teachers and using it on them or others.
Exactly. If the teacher does not carry the gun on his or her person at all times, it will be there in the classroom or break room ripe for the stealing. If the teacher locks it away, it won't be handy enough in many types of emergencies to be used. Moreover, if it is locked away, students will see that. If it is not locked away, then it will be right next to students a hundred times a day as the teacher walks up and down the aisles. There'll be plenty of gun accidents, especially with elementary school teachers bringing guns around smaller children.
This is one of the dumber and more harmful state laws I have ever seen. The odds of a teacher with a gun successfully fending off an attacker without shooting other students are much worse than the odds of some disgruntled teacher taking out aggressions on students or other faculty, staff, or admin or of a disgruntled student or staff member stealing or grabbing the gun from one of those armed teachers and using it on them or others.
The odds are actually 100% when multiple teachers have guns, and they will. Nikolas Cruz ain’t rolling into a school full of weapons now is he?
Exactly. If the teacher does not carry the gun on his or her person at all times, it will be there in the classroom or break room ripe for the stealing. If the teacher locks it away, it won't be handy enough in many types of emergencies to be used. Moreover, if it is locked away, students will see that. If it is not locked away, then it will be right next to students a hundred times a day as the teacher walks up and down the aisles. There'll be plenty of gun accidents, especially with elementary school teachers bringing guns around smaller children.
No gun should be locked away. The citizen is responsible for his/her gun. You don’t advertise it dimwit
Exactly. If the teacher does not carry the gun on his or her person at all times, it will be there in the classroom or break room ripe for the stealing. If the teacher locks it away, it won't be handy enough in many types of emergencies to be used. Moreover, if it is locked away, students will see that. If it is not locked away, then it will be right next to students a hundred times a day as the teacher walks up and down the aisles. There'll be plenty of gun accidents, especially with elementary school teachers bringing guns around smaller children.
If you carry, you keep quiet and never give up your back. it’s not a big challenge, but the thought of guns being in that school will stop the nonsense immediately
Check out the series by Beau of the Fifth Column that covers firearm safety and arming teachers. It's something for everyone. Dude's a security expert and military strategist and lays out why arming teachers is absolutely ludicrous. The whole thing ties together why vilifying the AR-15 is stupid, because the "next best thing" for a perp to rely on in close quarters for optimum damage is high-powered hunting rifles.
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Exactly. If the teacher does not carry the gun on his or her person at all times, it will be there in the classroom or break room ripe for the stealing. If the teacher locks it away, it won't be handy enough in many types of emergencies to be used. Moreover, if it is locked away, students will see that. If it is not locked away, then it will be right next to students a hundred times a day as the teacher walks up and down the aisles. There'll be plenty of gun accidents, especially with elementary school teachers bringing guns around smaller children.
If you carry, you keep quiet and never give up your back. it’s not a big challenge, but the thought of guns being in that school will stop the nonsense immediately