re: Kiran: Proposed bill would allow teachers to carry concealed weapons on school campuses

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I am a teacher and I have a lifetime CCP. I would be willing to go through extensive training by law enforcement to be able to carry my gun in school. I feel that teachers would also need to pass a phycological evaluation as well to be able to carry. In addition, teachers would need to be able to pass certain test and scenarios to make sure they would be able to handle the situation appropriately.

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This has been my position as well. I'm all for concealed carry, but teachers deal with a ton of stress along with some pretty shitty people that are students. That stress can create a bad reaction, and the last thing we need is an angry teacher pulling on a bad student.


I also believe not every teacher should be carrying. This is more for strategical purposes. If nobody, especially the students, know which teachers are carrying, it prevents any of the bad ones from pulling a stunt in which they try to get that gun. Also it would create uncertainty in the minds of any attackers when they attack a school. If they know who is carrying, they can either target them first or avoid them.