Indy_Guy_77
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- Apr 30, 2008
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"The state policy’s criminal statute reads that those caught having a firearm on school property are subject to a class D felony. Law enforcement officers and administrators approved by the superintendent are exempt."
“The objective is to eliminate a threat,” trustee Steven McLaughlin said. “If we are going to authorize someone to carry a firearm, they have to have the training to identify and stop a threat.”
"The superintendent will have a set of guidelines that defines the training required for an administrator to carry a firearm on and inside school property."
“We need an administrative guideline and specified training to approve administrators to carry a firearm,” board president Dale Petrie said. “They are carrying with the intent of acting as a police officer at that point.”
Here's some training for you, Ms. Albrecht: You point the big hole on the end of the barrel at the bad guy. You look at him through your sights and when they're lined up, you squeeze the trigger and put the lead into his body. If he's still standing, repeat step three until he's not.The board approved the policy changes 3-1, with board vice president Susan Albrecht voting against the changes.
“I am not comfortable with just saying administrators can carry,” Albrecht said. “We need to be more definitive in terms of what training would be required.”
If we are safe enough to turn loose in general population with a firearm, why are we not safe enough to be allowed in schools?
I don't necessarily agree that training should be required but there should absolutely be a measure of proficiency and minimum ability standards which have to be met.
I don't necessarily agree that training should be required but there should absolutely be a measure of proficiency and minimum ability standards which have to be met.
There should be training and CC should not be done in a school. Kids can overpower a teacher or person regardless of the spewing machoism on this board. I am 5'5" and can hold my own with one person but several students. HS kids and even MS kids are pretty stout and strong. To be able to overpower a teacher is pretty easy. My first year teaching ( I was 39yrs old), I taught a 7' foot male 16yr old. He was huge. It wouldn't take much for a couple of farm boys or football players to corner a teacher and take their gun. I like how some schools have considered to place lock boxes with weapons throughout the school. They would only allow trained staff to access the safes. I am not thoroughly convinced just because people carry that they are capable of protecting others. It's easy to protect ourselves but very few people are willing to go above and beyond to save other people. I just saw on the news how some guy was hit by a car during rush hour and people kept driving by as he laid in the street. It wasn't until a physical therapist and nurse stopped. So I am not so sure that most people that carry are willing to put themselves in harms way to protect others. We are programmed to save our butts.----this is just my opinion
There should be training and CC should not be done in a school. Kids can overpower a teacher or person regardless of the spewing machoism on this board. I am 5'5" and can hold my own with one person but several students. HS kids and even MS kids are pretty stout and strong. To be able to overpower a teacher is pretty easy. My first year teaching ( I was 39yrs old), I taught a 7' foot male 16yr old. He was huge. It wouldn't take much for a couple of farm boys or football players to corner a teacher and take their gun. I like how some schools have considered to place lock boxes with weapons throughout the school. They would only allow trained staff to access the safes. I am not thoroughly convinced just because people carry that they are capable of protecting others. It's easy to protect ourselves but very few people are willing to go above and beyond to save other people. I just saw on the news how some guy was hit by a car during rush hour and people kept driving by as he laid in the street. It wasn't until a physical therapist and nurse stopped. So I am not so sure that most people that carry are willing to put themselves in harms way to protect others. We are programmed to save our butts.----this is just my opinion
Phylo...does she ride a bus? I mean no offense, but just saying.
She does not.
To clarify here, I am not in favor of the no guns on school property law. What I am concerned with are those who will be at the school with the kids full time and choose to carry. I would very much like to see at least 1/2 of the staff make the decision to do so responsibly. Buying your first gun, loading it and taking it into a school thinking you will now be able to stop a threat is a dangerous pipe dream but there are a lot of intelligent people out there who believe what they see on television and in the movies. There are a lot of people who do just that on a daily basis. As I stated, I'd be more than happy to train teachers/administrators who would like to arm themselves in the schools free of charge. The idea of allowing those who think they don't need any training or at a minimum to demonstrate some level of proficiency will meet resistance from me.