Stop school shootings by letting teachers fire bac

[Bay_Kat (Premo)]

Sorry if this was already posted.

Lawmakers and educators in Texas say the way to guard against school shootings like last Friday's at a Connecticut elementary school is to make sure teachers can shoot back.

While the rampage that left 20 young children and six adults dead in a small Northeastern community has sparked a national debate on gun control, assault weapons and a culture of violence, David Thweatt, superintendent of the 103-student Harrold Independent School District in Wilbarger County, said his teachers are armed and ready to protect their young charges.

“We give our ‘Guardians’ training in addition to the regular Texas conceal-and-carry training,” Thweatt, whose school is about three hours northwest of Dallas, told FoxNews.com. “It mainly entails improving accuracy…You know, as educators, we don’t have to be police officers and learn about Miranda Rights and related procedures. We just have to be accurate.”

Stop school shootings by letting teachers fire back, say Texas officials | Fox News

Thoughts? How would you feel as a parent, knowing the teachers were armed?

[Chris0nllyn]

Originally Posted by Bay_Kat

Sorry if this was already posted.

Lawmakers and educators in Texas say the way to guard against school shootings like last Friday's at a Connecticut elementary school is to make sure teachers can shoot back.

While the rampage that left 20 young children and six adults dead in a small Northeastern community has sparked a national debate on gun control, assault weapons and a culture of violence, David Thweatt, superintendent of the 103-student Harrold Independent School District in Wilbarger County, said his teachers are armed and ready to protect their young charges.

“We give our ‘Guardians’ training in addition to the regular Texas conceal-and-carry training,” Thweatt, whose school is about three hours northwest of Dallas, told FoxNews.com. “It mainly entails improving accuracy…You know, as educators, we don’t have to be police officers and learn about Miranda Rights and related procedures. We just have to be accurate.”

Stop school shootings by letting teachers fire back, say Texas officials | Fox News

Thoughts? How would you feel as a parent, knowing the teachers were armed?

TN is thinking about the same thing.

Doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. As long as the teachers haven't been brainwashed into thinking all guns are bad.

[DipStick]

Originally Posted by Bay_Kat

Sorry if this was already posted.

Lawmakers and educators in Texas say the way to guard against school shootings like last Friday's at a Connecticut elementary school is to make sure teachers can shoot back.

While the rampage that left 20 young children and six adults dead in a small Northeastern community has sparked a national debate on gun control, assault weapons and a culture of violence, David Thweatt, superintendent of the 103-student Harrold Independent School District in Wilbarger County, said his teachers are armed and ready to protect their young charges.

“We give our ‘Guardians’ training in addition to the regular Texas conceal-and-carry training,” Thweatt, whose school is about three hours northwest of Dallas, told FoxNews.com. “It mainly entails improving accuracy…You know, as educators, we don’t have to be police officers and learn about Miranda Rights and related procedures. We just have to be accurate.”

Stop school shootings by letting teachers fire back, say Texas officials | Fox News

Thoughts? How would you feel as a parent, knowing the teachers were armed?

Political opportunism at it's absolute best. School districts in Texas can allow open carry for teachers in schools anytime they want and since at least one district allows it, they don't have to worry about state laws superseding local laws. This is just a few politicians trying to win points with pro-gun voters.

[NextJen]

I wouldn't have a problem with a teacher or administrator being armed while in school. I would want them to have gone through some specialized training on 'hostage, terrorist, assault, whatever' type situations. After all, this is why we are wanting them to carry - to protect our children. If they are carrying to take on some sort of situation, they should have the most training on how to respond to that situation as possible.

I don't think teachers should be forced to carry if they are opposed to it.

[DipStick]

Originally Posted by NextJen

I wouldn't have a problem with a teacher or administrator being armed while in school. I would want them to have gone through some specialized training on 'hostage, terrorist, assault, whatever' type situations. After all, this is why we are wanting them to carry - to protect our children. If they are carrying to take on some sort of situation, they should have the most training on how to respond to that situation as possible.

I don't think teachers should be forced to carry if they are opposed to it.

I'm not opposed to it at all, but I find it funny that so many people don't trust teachers to educate their children but they'd trust them with a gun. Not to mention, I'd venture to guess most teachers are ultra-liberals and wouldn't carry anyways.

[glhs837]

Well, this Guardian plan has been in place since 2007, and concealed carry is an integral part of it. With open carry, the bad guy could target his opponents clearly, simply by casing the school for a while. Not knowing who these people are, and the additional safety requirements such as the frangible rounds, those, to me, are the keys to it being sucessful. this is a pretty small scale of course, but I like the idea.

[DipStick]

Originally Posted by glhs837

Well, this Guardian plan has been in place since 2007, and concealed carry is an integral part of it. With open carry, the bad guy could target his opponents clearly, simply by casing the school for a while. Not knowing who these people are, and the additional safety requirements such as the frangible rounds, those, to me, are the keys to it being sucessful. this is a pretty small scale of course, but I like the idea.

This is why it makes no sense to me to see Rick Perry and others calling for the state to pass a law that already exists.

[glhs837]

Well, it exists in this one district, but not elsewhere, is what I'm reading. What am I missing?

[dontknowwhy]

I'm not sure how I feel about this...anybody that knows & associates with teachers outside of school knows they don't love all of the kids all of the time. many times they come home very frustrated with their job & kids...plus the whole liberal mindset thing. that alone proves they aren't very stable.

now imagine a liberal teacher being threatened by a student. I would assume their first instinct, being an idiot liberal, is to assume the threat was very credible at the moment so they start popping kids that so much as threaten them. do they then fall under the same rules as police where they are put on admin. leave until a full investigation is conducted?

We can't even trust teachers with our children's innocence & now we're seriously considering arming them?

[thatguy]

Originally Posted by dontknowwhy

I'm not sure how I feel about this...anybody that knows & associates with teachers outside of school knows they don't love all of the kids all of the time. many times they come home very frustrated with their job & kids...plus the whole liberal mindset thing. that alone proves they aren't very stable.

now imagine a liberal teacher being threatened by a student. I would assume their first instinct, being an idiot liberal, is to assume the threat was very credible at the moment so they start popping kids that so much as threaten them. do they then fall under the same rules as police where they are put on admin. leave until a full investigation is conducted?

We can't even trust teachers with our children's innocence & now we're seriously considering arming them?

so "guns for everybody except liberals" just like in the constitution