An Oregon teacher is suing the school district where she teaches for the right to carry her Glock with her to work. You can see the story here. This raises some interesting questions.
A story broke yesterday (Thursday) about a teen being arrested with an arsenal of firearms in his bedroom and who apparently was planning a Colombine type attack in his former school. Thankfully he was caught before being able to carry anything out.
I think teachers should be able to carry a firearm on them into the schools. Surely it safe to assume that, in the cases where school shootings have occurred, deaths could have been prevented had there been somebody (perhaps teachers) who was packing heat and knew how to use their guns.
Imagine a kid with multiple assault rifles, handguns, etc. moving through the building and targeting other kids and teachers. Also imagine all the teachers with Glocks or Rugers on their persons. Someone would likely get a shot off and take the killer out, thus minimizing the loss of innocent lives.
As a concealed carry permit holder myself and a strong proponent of the 2nd amendment, I think the more armed, law-abiding citizens we have walking around the less crime we will have.
What do you think? Should teachers be allowed to carry firearms? Should anyone at all with permit) be allowed to carry a concealed firearm?
October 17, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Living thru the horror of Columbine, being 15 minutes away, knowing people at that high school that hid behind overturned lunch tables or had to drag people out of the cafeteria because they were literally frozen in fear, and being a friend to the daughter of the Principle of that school, I completely endorse the concealed carry laws and regulation no matter the vocation of the carrier.
I do realize that simply carrying a concealed weapon will not stop crime from happening, but may be a deterrent to violent attacks such as the recent school shootings and such. I agree that perhaps the offender will think again before starting a rampage, never knowing who behind them might have a clear shot.
While some argue that this leads to vigilantly justice, I don’t see the validity in that argument. I liken it to speed traps, when you know a cop is likely to be in a certain place, you’re more likely to slow and watch your speed in that area. Same in this instance I propose. If there’s a chance to encounter an individual with a firearm during a robbery, violent crime, et al, perhaps the criminal will tread lightly and think again.
JS