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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 4, 2013 18:49:28 GMT -5
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Post by swilk on Apr 4, 2013 19:29:19 GMT -5
Not a big fan of mandating anything. Allow any ltch holder to carry if they want and be done with it.
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Post by firstwd on Apr 4, 2013 21:13:52 GMT -5
Mandating armed persons is equal to prohibiting them. It puts everyone on an equal field where simply allowing each district to choose makes perpetrators wonder.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2013 4:23:59 GMT -5
Makes a lot of sense. Criminals & "Nut-Jobs" will think twice before entering a school and doing harm. |
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Post by thecommissioner on Apr 5, 2013 5:40:57 GMT -5
I'd rather see a bill introduced that permits a school board to authorize non-professional law enforcement officers for school security, such as civilians deputized by the county sheriff, and that action could not be ruled illegal by any other law. If the patrons of the community don't want firearms in their school, they vote in school board members who will change the policy. It should be a local decision.
I think only the most idiotic school board members won't agree to a policy like that because if there is a shooting at their school and they didn't exercise their power to defend the students, the blood is on their hands.
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Post by Russ Koon on Apr 5, 2013 11:41:47 GMT -5
I think that solution sounds very reasonable. I would add that it should specifically include the choice of selected volunteers from among school staff, including teachers, administrators, and other personnel, to receive such deputization and authority.
I suspect that many districts would have personnel already very capable of accepting the responsibility, and IMO, the advantage of the security being part of the normal staff on hand is a critical one. An easily identified security officer is going to be the first target, and if he's the only armed person already on hand, the only one that needs to be removed by the armed intruder.
I would also think that any employees who volunteer for the extra training and responsibility should be compensated for doing so, in a manner that would be difficult to detect. It would be a considerable responsibility and involve a degree of time and effort that should not go unrewarded, especially if it negated the need for a PAID deputy or two.
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Post by joen on Apr 5, 2013 20:24:20 GMT -5
I remember in high school we had 2 marines and 1 army Vietnam veterans I would trust them to guard my son.
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