Texas Teachers Packing Heat

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Well, it seems to be working: In TEXAS, you don't *have* Columbines or Sandy Hooks.
So, all these dissenters need to get their facts straight:
http://GordonWatts.com/Campaign.html#SECOND_AMENDMENT_ISSUES
http://GordonWayneWatts.com/Campaign.html#SECOND_AMENDMENT_ISSUES

Gordon Wayne Watts of FL 3:20PM January 15, 2013

Arming teachers, "ARE YOU SERIOUS"!!! Look at how many teachers are going to jail or getting fired for screwin' up with kids. One gets angry at the entire class, and kills everyone in the school. Some of the teachers are just as crazy as the shooters (must we forget, the last school shooting was a TEACHER'S KID. My oppinion "HELL NO"!!!!!!!!

Val Ford of TX 10:43AM January 11, 2013

I think schools need to have the reputation for being able to defend themselves. At the very least, the principal should have a gun available to protect the students if someone shoots their way into the school. Teachers who want to get certified with a permit to carry, should be able to do so. I moved to Texas from California and I believe that we have a lower crime rate because most Texans have guns and the criminals know it. Therefore, they don't try to rob your home because they know the homeowner will defend himself.

BonnieW of TX 11:35PM December 18, 2012

Amen.. Sorry, I know its not politically correct to say Amen, but I just had to say it!

JS of MI 10:07PM December 18, 2012

Without a doubt. There's not a single, relevant reason why this is a bad idea. Someone who is interested in using a gun to kill kids won't worry about the law, but I bet he won't pick a school where he might meet armed opposition.

Bob Kuehner of AL 10:09PM December 23, 2011

That small school probably wouldn't have had any school shootings anyway.

AJ of IL 3:08PM August 28, 2009

One year - NO guns pulled - NO psycho teachers shooting kids.
Where do I sign up my kid's school ????

Doug of OH 9:40PM August 10, 2009

I find it interesting that all of the people who oppose this measure ground their arguments in terms of hypothetical situations. "What if" a teacher goes off the deep end? "What if" a child takes a teachers gun away? The fact they have no concrete facts to point to says more about the veracity of their arguments than they probably would like.
I wonder what these same people would do if given the chance to present their hypothetical situations to the actual parents of real children who have died in real school shootings. If those parents had the opportunity to turn back the clock, does anybody in their right mind think they would object to teachers carrying guns, if it meant the possibility of the shooter being taken out before he got to their children?
ALL school shooting happen in places where they do not expect it to happen. Once it starts, it only ends when the shooter decides to quit or when someone makes him stop. It is sheer insanity to intentionally make it so that nobody in close proximity is capable of making a shooter stop before he decides to. And from the perspective of the students and teachers in the building, there is absolutely nothing worse than the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness that occurs in a situation like that, knowing you could die and that there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
Weighing the danger of responsible, law-abiding adults carrying guns in school vs. the danger of one or two wacked-out people carrying guns in school, it's a no-brainer. I would happily send my children to a school with armed teachers, knowing they are safer than students in schools anywhere else.

CJB of WA 12:18PM September 05, 2008

Doesn't anyone realize that Georgia was a "Russian Armored Division Free Zone"? Worked real well for them too.

JQ of NY 8:39PM August 31, 2008

Some folks seem to be suggesting that the same teachers to whom they're entrusting their chillun, with their formative little psyches, are too irresponsible to be trusted with a weapon. This, despite the fact that these teachers have undergone thorough government background checks, fulfilled any training requirements, and paid good money for the privilege(?) of being able to exercise their Second Amendment rights. As far as what kind of role model an armed educator represents, consider that he is implicitly volunteering to act as a live buffer between potential victims and any armed wackjob looking to reprise Columbine. Sounds like an upstanding citizen to me....

Roscoe of PA 7:44PM August 27, 2008