Educators oppose letting teachers carry firearms (Nebraska)

[jpak]

http://www.nptelegraph.com/articles/2011/02/17/news/40001424.txt

A proposal to let Nebraska teachers and school staff carry guns in response to last month's fatal Omaha school shooting actually would make classrooms more dangerous, education and law enforcement groups argued Wednesday.

The Nebraska Association of School Boards, the Nebraska State Education Association, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's police chief and an association of private colleges in the state all told lawmakers at a hearing the proposal was a bad idea.

"It just seems to us that the safety of schools is going to be ensured by having fewer guns in school, not more," said Brian Hale, spokesman for the state school board association.

Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial introduced the bill (LB516) after the shooting at Millard South High School.

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He's an asshole republican - who knew?

yup








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[jpak]

1. kicking for sanity

yup

[petronius]

3. "kicking for sanity"?

Yeah, if that's the goal you should kick yourself a bunch more times - I'll let you know when to stop... :rofl:

[lawodevolution]

2. This is a faith based prophecy until they can show that CCW has made schools or campuses

More dangerous. Our side can point out several mass shootings at schools that were no gun zones where CCW holders could not carry.