{"id":1954,"date":"2022-06-05T18:39:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T18:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=1954"},"modified":"2022-06-05T18:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T18:39:22","slug":"more-states-looking-to-put-guns-in-the-hands-of-teachers-in-the-wake-of-school-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=1954","title":{"rendered":"More States Looking To Put Guns In The Hands Of Teachers In The Wake Of School Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>The Gateway Pundit\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2022\/06\/ohios-governor-expected-sign-bill-arm-teachers-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>told you earlier this week<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0how Ohio was planning to codify a bill that would arm teachers to protect students in the wake of a recent\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2022\/05\/update-18-students-3-adults-killed-18-year-old-mass-shooter-texas-elementary-school-uvalde-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>school shooting<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0in Uvalde, Texas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, Ohio is not the only state aiming to make it legal for teachers to carry guns on school campuses. Other states are considering legislation or have already enacted legislation to provide direct personal protection to educators, ensuring the expanded safety of the nation\u2019s youngest citizens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Louisiana, Senator Eddie Lambert amended a controversial gun bill passed by the statehouse on Wednesday, stripping the legislation of a measure that would allow permitless concealed carry to pursue a similar idea. Lambert\u2019s changes would delete the original concept of permitless concealed carry that was part of\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/legis.la.gov\/legis\/BillInfo.aspx?i=241489\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>House Bill 37<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The amendment would give school districts the authority to designate school administrators or teachers who could carry a gun and serve as \u201cschool protection officers.\u201d The individuals chosen would be required to take a training course and obtain a permit to carry weapons on school campuses. Lambert noted that individuals would receive training similar to that provided to police officers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou don\u2019t want anybody who is not fully trained in this situation: this is not for just some Joe Blow,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/two-states-aim-arm-teachers-opposition-educators-experts-rcna31731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>he said<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Notably, Lambert stated that teachers would have to keep the concealed firearm \u201con them at all times\u201d and out of reach of children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Texas already has a law that allows teachers to register as \u201cmarshals\u201d and carry firearms on school campuses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Trained and armed school staff can quickly respond to on-campus violence \u201cbecause the reality is we don\u2019t have the resources to have law enforcement at every school,\u201d\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/05\/27\/arming-teachers-hard-gun-loving-texas-00035794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span>Attorney General Ken Paxton.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/capitol.texas.gov\/tlodocs\/83R\/billtext\/pdf\/HB01009I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>The Protection of Texas Children Act<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0has garnered less than 300 teachers statewide and would need further expansion to be a genuinely effective deterrent for future gun violence events in schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In Florida, after the Parkland shooting, the state government enacted the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2018\/07026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act<\/span><\/a><span>, which established the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program to arm teachers and staff on school grounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fldoe.org\/safe-schools\/guardian-program.stml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>According<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0to the Florida Department of Education, 45 counties currently participate in the program, which trains and screens school employees interested in participating in the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2022\/06\/states-looking-put-guns-hands-teachers-wake-school-massacre\/\">More States Looking To Put Guns In The Hands Of Teachers In The Wake Of School Massacre<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gateway Pundit\u00a0told you earlier this week\u00a0how Ohio was planning to codify a bill that would arm teachers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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