Aug 18
Teachers Packing Heat
I suspect that for most people, the thought of someone bringing a gun into a classroom is a scary thought.
Apparently, it’s not that scary an idea for some teachers in Texas, because a small school district in Harrold, Texas has decided to let teachers and school staff members carry concealed firearms.
Just ponder that a second and ask yourself if you’d be okay with that if your child was in that classroom.
Granted, the intent of this unusual, unorthodox decision is to protect students against school shootings. But in most cases, that’s what police resource officers are for. Unfortunately, the school is a half-hour away from the nearest sheriff’s office, so a quick police response is unlikely. And there are specific conditions anyone who carries a handgun must follow to the letter to minimize problems.
But if I were a parent in Texas, I think I’d be calling for a new police substation rather than gun-toting teachers.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
It’s all about how you were raised. There is a significant portion of the U.S. where people are raised in gun cultures and if this is one of them I wouldn’t be surprised to find the parents in full support.