Oklahoma Is One Step Closer to Arming Teachers With No Weapons Training

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

A bill currently making its way through the Oklahoma legislature known as the “Teacher Carry Bill” would allow educators to carry weapons in the classroom even if they have not received additional weapons training.

Currently in Oklahoma, only teachers who have valid armed security guard license or a valid reserve peace officer certification can bring a weapon into the classroom. Both of those certifications require 240 hours of training, but the new bill, which was voted out of committee this past week, would lower that requirement to zero hours.

“Our teachers are trained to be educators, not law enforcement, and increasing the number of teachers carrying guns in our schools will not make our kids safer,” Oklahoma Moms Demand Action said in a statement.

“This issue for me is kind of personal because it would challenge my principles as a classroom teacher, knowing if I draw my weapon, you’re prepared to take the life on the other end of the barrel. If that were my student, I wouldn’t be able to do that,” state Sen. Carrie Hicks, a former teacher and licensed gun owner, told KTUL-Tulsa.

Oklahoma school superintendents are also wary of the legislation.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/oklahoma-teachers-guns-822037/

Brilliant!

[struggle4progress]

1. "We finally gonna stop this talky-kids problem in our classrooms wonst and for all!"

[malaise]

2. I'd resign before I am forced to carry a weapon

It's that simple

[loyalsister]

3. Missouri too

Beginning with college campuses

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/allowing-guns-on-campus-in-missouri-it-s-the-right/article_52f5fa9f-dc54-5a56-8448-cb15fb656fb2.html

[ret5hd]

4. What an odd dichotomy:

On the one hand teachers are disrespected, even despised, for being inept, overpaid, lazy, uncaring, etc etc etc. Every bad thing we have all heard about teachers.

And now we want to give them guns in the classroom!

Man, you can't make this up.

[EarnestPutz]

6. You make an excellent point. The Dems in Oklahoma should push for...

....increased teachers pay for any armed teacher and paid firearm training and an allowance for purchase of guns and ammunition. Let the Republicans explain why those are bad ideas.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

5. What could possibly go wrong?

[Yavin4]

7. Yet another sign of a decaying, fading empire

We don't have much longer to go folks.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Hey, who cares? When they start praying and spraying...

a few more dead kids are just collateral damage, right?

(probably didn't need that, but just in case )

[Runningdawg]

9. This Okie is glad she never had kids

Want to shoot up a school but don't have a gun handy? Beat down the teacher and take hers. Problem solved.