Guns on campus at a Texas Public School

[vn6869]

Originally Posted by matthewaynelson

The original article was about the Harold Independent School District (k-12) in Texas. So, the polling question was specifically about schools k-12.

Like I said k-12, teachers only. The kids shouldn't be allowed

[Daugherty16]

Absolutely, teachers (and anyone) who obtains a CCW should be permitted to carry at schools. If the judges and politicians don't want the potential life-saving support that armed citizens may be able to provide if the SHTF, so be it. They already have some armed protection. But our nation's schools are defense-free zones, where any tool with a gun can find ready-made victims - and these murderers know it.

Whether it's a student coming to gun down teachers or fellow students, or a freak off the streets, the best policy the schools can currently employ is lock down. How much better would that plan be if while in lockdown, a well-prepared teacher (or classroom visitor, for that matter) had weapon out and ready in case the madman comes in? Almost just like my saferoom strategy at home. As for universities, legal carry should simply be the norm. Accent on legal.

It's not legal carry that creates the problem of innocent shooting victims. Might a legal CCW occasionally go postal? I guess, but have not heard of it.

Just like the stellar safety record of hunters in the US (it's more dangerous to play golf or go jogging), CCW holders have an incredible absence of crime in our ranks that nobody knows about. We should find a way to better communicate that fact, and maybe the newsies will stop predicting bloodbaths and mass murder every time a state eases it's CCW laws.

[Daugherty16]

Maybe all teachers should be REQUIRED to obtain a CCW and carry at school, in order to protect our children better.

[utimmer43]

Originally Posted by Daugherty16

Maybe all teachers should be REQUIRED to obtain a CCW and carry at school, in order to protect our children better.

Amen!

[HardCorps53]

I attend a university in Utah. Utah law specifically states that my school cannot prohibit CCW on campus. I express my appreciation by always excercizing that right.