Should Local Teachers Pack Pistols?
Teachers in Texas carry guns to protect students. Will pressure to do so swell in the Show-Me State?
One local gun advocate believes it indeed is possible for teachers to handle guns inside school buildings. But area resident Marc Perez said anyone who carries a firearm must assume a certain degree of responsibility. "In a 'crowd' like a school for a teacher, a significant, professional and extensive additional training would be required for a teacher to carry a firearm," he said. "Once an intruder enters a school with the intent to do harm, the police are minutes away while the threat may begin within seconds. "The math does not add up." Perez said there are instructors available with the proper credentials to give such training in the St. Louis metropolitan area. As a National Rifle Association Certified Range Safety Officer, Perez …
Ashley Nevilles
9:59 am on Wednesday, December 19, 2012
I agree M. Royal but when I said they feel threatened, it meant due to appearance and not because they are an actual threat. You have programs where if a teacher goes to an inner city school they can have student loans cleared. It sounds great but people don't always think it through. If someone who has never been in the environment participates, but is completely intimidated by the appearance of… more ›