Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Teachers packing guns at school?

A bill sponsored by State Senator Christensen would allow teachers to carry fireamrs at school. According to an article in the Lincoln Journal, Kenneth S. Trump, one of the nation's foremost experts on school security, says on his company's website that his opposition to arming teachers and school staff focuses on implementation issues, rather than political statements and beliefs about the right to bear arms.

"School districts considering arming teachers and school staff with guns would take on significant responsibility and potential liabilities that I firmly believe are beyond the expertise, knowledge-base, experience and professional capabilities of most school boards and administrators," Trump said.

I have no interest in carrying a gun in school and I do not want the responsibility of overseeing a policy that allows loaded firearms in a school building.