Harrold Independent School District, a teeny-tiny school district more than 30 minutes drive from the nearest sheriff’s office, had voted to allow its teachers to carry sidearms to protect the students.
They have to have a concealed carry permit, and go through special training for crisis situations. Apparently the highway the school is located on is very busy, leaving them open to a danget such as that which hit the Pennsylvania Amish community a couple of years ago. Says school Superintendent, David Thweatt:
“When the federal government started making schools gun-free zones, that’s when all of these shootings started. Why would you put it out there that a group of people can’t defend themselves? That’s like saying ’sic ‘em’ to a dog.”
I suppose it’s not surprising that this idea is coming out of rural Texas. Without the needy liberals to tell them what to do, they can just get to work taking care of their children. Personally, I’m for this. I remember December 6, 1989 in Montreal, when 14 women were shot by an angry gunman with a misogyny complex. It has happened dozens of times in the United States. It has even happened in Dunblane, Scotland, leading to the Britain-wide ban on guns. The ban has not worked.
Despite being for this experiment, I know there are very good arguments to the contrary. I invite readers and commenters to enlighten me to that side.
August 15th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
And THAT’s what I LOVE about the South!
August 15th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
If someone other than the criminal has a gun, the the innocent have a chance of surviving an attack.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Dibs on teacher #3.
August 15th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
If they decide to allow teachers to carry guns in Oregon, I’ll go back to teaching!
August 15th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
My son will teaching in a year, and I have been terrified ( used to be soooo proud that was his career choice when he was little )….while this doesn’t apply to my state, at least now I have some hope that eventually my son will be able to defend himself should the need arise.
Wouldn’t it be nice if the common criminal had to worry about being shot versus Joe Citizen ?
August 15th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
I know. Let’s arm the school kids. I mean, if some nut comes in and starts shooting everything up, what if teacher has gone to the bathroom? Let’s pass out little guns to the kids and let them strap them on, and if someone tries to shoot them then they can just blow them away. This will have the added advantage of getting the kids used to guns at an early age, so they can learn about guns and be responsible gun owners when they grow up.
August 16th, 2008 at 6:06 am
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August 16th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
half of the people who try to use a gun to defend themselves have it turned on them as they are not trained and drilled to the ready w who clean their guns meticulously. The only person carrying a gun should be an active marksmen who frequently visits the range. These lil ole ladies are probably more a hazard to themselves and others with 6 shooters strapped to their sides than if they were carrying trays of vanilla iced cupcakes. If you’re going to carry one gun might as well carry two incase one jams or drops or gets away from you. Carrying guns and using them safely are two totally different activities.