A State Rep. Wants Schools to Offer Gun Classes, Because This is Texas, Goddammit
In the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the guns-in-schools debate in Texas has focused on teachers: whether to arm them; what training they should receive; whether it's better to shoot or ask questions first; etc.
But limiting the use of firearms on campus to trained, presumably responsible adults just seems un-Texan, which is why state Rep. James White (R) would like to up the ante. On Friday, he filed legislation calling for gun training to be offered in public schools. To students.
"The origins of liberty in our great nation reside in large part with the idea espoused in the Second Amendment," White said in a statement posted on his website. "As a conservative, I want Texas students to have the option to learn more about both this critical part of our Constitution, and the practical knowledge of how to safely operate the common arms Texans use for hunting and self defense."
Such a course would offer instruction on the Second Amendment, presumably with a heavy emphasis on an individual's right to bear arms, gun maintenance and safety, and, last but not least, hands-on training with "common firearms such as pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns."
More at http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2013/02/a_state_rep_wants_schools_to_o.php .
[font color=green]What could possibly go wrong?[/font] 
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I live in a mid-size town (15,000) and one recent afternoon I saw a teenager in the store and asked him what was going on since it was still early afternoon but also after lunch. He was polite and said he was home-schooled. If this bill passes, I won't be able to ask a friendly question without worrying about having a weapon pulled on me for butting into someone's business.
