Gun 'Totin Teachers!

[COBRADOC]

Now here's a small town that has their heads on straight.

http://www.rr.com/view/content/story.cfm?storyId=5602059&view=HOME&newsgroup=9000&sSect=HOM_1

[Rugermann]

It is about time. Here in Michigan a small private college has also allowed professors to carry concealed handguns while on campus.
Bet their will not be any shootings there.

Jeff

[e80hydro]

School district letting teachers carry guns
August 16, 2008

HARROLD, Texas (AP) -- A tiny Texas district will allow teachers and staff members to carry concealed firearms to deter and protect against school shootings when classes begin this month, provided the gun-toting employees follow certain requirements.
The small community of Harrold in north Texas is a 30-minute drive from the Wilbarger County Sheriff's Office, leaving students and teachers without protection, said David Thweatt, superintendent of the Harrold Independent School District. The lone campus of the 110-student district sits near a heavily traveled highway, which could make it a target, he argued.
"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," Thweatt said in a story published Friday on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Web site.
Barbara Williams, a spokeswoman for the Texas Association of School Boards, said her organization did not know of another district with such a policy. Ken Trump, a Cleveland-based school security expert who advises districts nationwide, said Harrold is the first district with such a policy.
Trustees approved the policy change last year. For employees to carry a pistol, they must have a Texas license to carry a concealed handgun; must be authorized to carry by the district; must receive training in crisis management and hostile situations; and must ammunition designed to minimize the risk of ricocheting bullets.
Officials researched the policy and considered other options for about a year before approving the policy change, Thweatt said. The district also has other measures in place to prevent a school shooting, he said.
"The naysayers think (a shooting) won't happen here. If something were to happen here, I'd much rather be calling a parent to tell them that their child is OK because we were able to protect them," Thweatt said.
Texas law outlaws firearms at schools unless specific institutions allow them.
It isn't clear how many of the 50 or so teachers and staff members will be armed this fall because Thweatt did not disclose that information, to keep it from students or potential attackers.

[mnottfam]

Amazing. A public school displaying some common sense. Now if just MORE of them would jump on the bandwagon.:D

Just watch--the ACLU or some other radical, left-wing anti-American group is going to sue this school district.:angry: Worse yet, that anti-American group that comes against this will probably be our own govt.

Anyone wanna lay $$$ on it? No? I didn't think so.<_<