It begins: This Kentucky school district just voted to let teachers carry concealed guns

[MelissaB]

This Kentucky school district just voted to let teachers carry concealed guns

Teachers could soon be carrying concealed guns inside schools in Pike County under a proposal that was preliminarily approved Monday evening by the Pike County School Board.

The unanimous decision came after the board heard concerns about school safety from teachers, parents and administrators during a town hall meeting at Pike County Central High School. The discussion was prompted by multiple school shootings in recent weeks, including one at Marshall County High School in Western Kentucky that left two dead and another in Florida that left 17 dead.

The motion authorizes the school board’s attorney to work with the Pike County Sheriff’s Office, which would oversee the program, to finalize a formal policy for the school board to consider.

Pike County Schools Superintendent Reed Adkins said he hopes the board will give final approval within two to three weeks, and to have armed staff in schools by fall, if not sooner.

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“This program … could be a model for the rest of the state and, possibly, the country,” said state Sen. Ray Jones, D-Pikeville, who attended the meeting.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article202341909.html#storylink=cpy

[Luciferous]

1. MS Senate Committee also just passed a bill

which would let teachers and staff conceal carry after 12 hours of training. Yet another reason for me to get the hell out of this state!

[MelissaB]

5. I'm so sorry.

I lived in Alabama most of my life, so I feel your pain.

[Luciferous]

23. We won't be here much longer. We moved here for my husband's job a couple of years ago and his

contract just ended. He already has a lot of interviews and we are hoping to move back to Wisconsin or Illinois. At this point I'll take Walker over having to live where my kid's biology teacher doesn't even believe in evolution!

[Cha]

28. Best of Luck on your upcoming

Move.. the hell outta there!

[Luciferous]

31. Thanks! My husband tried to warn me about living down here but I was tired of snow.

Now I will gladly take snow over crazy people

[Cha]

33. You had to see for yourself.. I was tired of

Frozen winters and snow, too.. I went back to Kauai.

[Luciferous]

34. I wish I could live in Hawaii- maybe some day when the kids are out of the house!

[rurallib]

10. 12 whole fucking hours

almost wonder why so much. Americans are born with gun skills
for the humor impaired.

[Luciferous]

24. I will pull my child and homeschool him before I let him go to a school with armed teachers. I read

it will be up to the school districts, so we'll see what happens.

[rurallib]

29. Sadly, Republicans will be able to undermine the public school system

by mandating armed guards.

I would expect parents by the millions across the country will be pulling their kids to home school them or look for some private school. - Although I would certainly wonder why private schools would be any safer?

Undercutting our education system should throw a big wrench into American superiority.

[Luciferous]

32. Honestly we could afford to put him in a private school, but I don't think the ones here would be

any better than the public schools.

[onecaliberal]

2. There is no way in hell I would allow my child to attend a school that was not gun free.

I would also never agree to be armed.

[MelissaB]

6. Ditto.

I was a teacher and wouldn't send my kids to a school w/ armed teachers.

[SCantiGOP]

3. This isn't beginning, it is continuation

Seven states already allow teachers to concealed carry in schools.

[MelissaB]

7. I didn't know. This is horrible.

[Hortensis]

14. Right. Defiant pubs are just doubling down,

like the ones at CPAC whom Mona Charen said were acting with sophomoric clownishness, doing whatever they could to stick needles in the eyes of Democrats.

They're going to lose. This will pass, and most will deny they were ever part of this.

[appalachiablue]

35. Rec- People need to know 7 States already allow teachers to conceal carry!

WHICH STATES? I can imagine, but if you know pls. share. Tx.

[SCantiGOP]

38. Heres the list

Actually 9 States:
Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Oregon, Kansas, Arkansas, Wisconsin, Mississippi and Texas all allow carry on campus. 9 more allow teachers and othe employees to have guns in their vehicles on campus.

[appalachiablue]

39. THANK YOU! Holy moly, this is Bad....

Rec OP for visibility!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

4. As goes Pike County, so goes Pike County.

State Sen. Jones' assertion that Kentucky's program could be a model for the rest of the country is the fantasy of a man who has drunk too much Kentucky bourbon.

The only thing that stops a bad man with an AR-15 is a SWAT team with AR-15s.

[MelissaB]

8. Wait a minute, now. Let's not knock the Kentucky bourbon...

It may be the best thing about this state.

[lindysalsagal]

9. Good luck, when the ak47 sweeps the full length of the hallway, rapid fire. I'm sure your little han

handgun will come in real handy....

But I do know children will be shot "by accident" if there are guns around. They are resourceful. They will find a way.

[Sophia4]

13. My grandson while in kindergarten loves anything mechanical.

One day he went down to the basement and set a mouse trap without being harmed one bit.

Kids around guns. A recipe for disaster.

[rurallib]

11. saves shooters the trouble of brining their own.

[Sophia4]

12. How long will it take before one teacher shoots another one because of a disagreement

about school policy?

[Lee-Lee]

15. Why would we have such dangerous people as teachers?

If the only thing stopping a person from shoting their coworker is acces to gun that person is obviously a very dangerous and troubled person.

Why are we letting such people be teachers?

Why do you think teachers are that kind of dangerous people?

[LanternWaste]

22. 'For the same reason we have sexual abusers as teachers' would be my guess.

"Why are we letting such people be teachers?"

"For the same reason we have sexual abusers as teachers" would be my guess.




(space provided free of charge below for distinction lacking relevant difference-- because any good narrative needs one or two of those).

[LenaBaby61]

19. And how long will it be before a teacher ....

Whose white feels "threatened" by a non-white student and shoots them to death?

Or, see a white teacher in a stand your ground state (RED states) feels "threatened" by a non-white student and shoots them to death?

This gun situation in the USA is escalating into an even DARKER and MURDEROUS situation if that's possible.

[LanternWaste]

21. My guess is an accident would occur first.

My guess is an accident would occur first.

Not that it really makes a difference... a body three minutes from dead by an accidental gun shot wound coming into an ER isn't too different from a body three minutes from dead by a purposeful gun shot wound.

Happens at gun ranges where a nine year old accidentally shoot instructors, fathers accidentally shoot sons, patrons shot by employees, etc., despite these guys being responsible owners (until they're not)



(let's cue the little guy who argues "there are no gun accidents" as it's a favorite bumper-sticker of the NRA despite 'accident' being the most accurate word)

[bluestarone]

16. they might be wise to get insurance cause

they will be sued someday

[triron]

17. If I were a student or a parent of one I would refuse attendance

at any school where this was allowed. Lawsuits should follow.

[lpbk2713]

18. It will start with obnoxious attitudes.

Anyone they don't know will be assumed is a bad guy.

Civility will be a thing of the past.

[Vinca]

20. Are the taxpayers on the hook for liability insurance?

The first time a teacher accidently fires a gun and it takes off a kid's head, someone will own the State of Kentucky.

[bluestarone]

25. i'm sure some teachers there are not happy about this!!!

But don't want to speak up

[Deb]

26. Hope families that are inclined quickly put their homes up for sale

Real estate could take a dip.

[Initech]

27. Fuck!!!! God damn the gun nuts!!!

[NickB79]

30. I just learned Minnesota has allowed guns in schools for years!

http://www.startribune.com/little-known-minnesota-exemption-allows-guns-in-schools/184205071/

Lund carried the gun with the permission of his superintendent -- and under the provisions of a little-known exemption to the state's general ban on guns in school. The rule says that any adults who have a state permit to carry a gun can bring the firearm to school once they obtain written permission from a principal or other school authority.

I had no idea this was even a thing here! Holy shit!

[hexola]

36. Thats part of the play - suggesting ideas already in use...

There are quite a few schools who already have these rules.

[appalachiablue]

37. Unreal and a very bad sign for schools, people! and Minnesota..