Gun-Free Zones – Page 21 – The War on Guns

Ask the Expert

“… 21 of these 160 incidents just like this were disrupted and successfully stopped by unarmed individuals…” [Watch]

I got your “run, hide, fight” right here… Funny, how you have to watch to the very end to get this calculated little factoid.

By “just like this” she means the police were unable/unwilling to get to them in time and they were forbidden by law from having the means of effective defense, making it fair to wonder what the outcome might have been and how many lives might have been saved in the other 139 incidents had that not been the case…

[Via Jess]

A Good First Step

Ohio governor signs law allowing teachers, school staff to carry guns with 24 hours of training [More]

Aside from the fact that he shouldn’t have to allow or require anything, this is better than it was.

Naturally, OEA is going all PSH.

This Should Work

[More]

Either that or the millions of “No Guns” signs posted throughout the land are just as absurd of a joke, no better than superstitious talismans used by ignorant primitives hoping to ward off evil …

[Via Michael G]

Not a River in Egypt

How this special bookshelf can protect kids in the classroom – Acworth company is creating bullet-proof bookshelves that can protect kids in the classroom [More]

Ridiculous. Anything to deny the obvious truth.

Maybe we should also make the kids insert these, just in case…

[Via Mack H]

A Question of Principal

Following an investigation, the guns were determined to belong to the school’s principal, Geyler Castro, officials said. It was not immediately clear why the administrator brought the weapons to the school. [More]

She doesn’t look like a lefty so I’m wondering what’s going on.

Deliberate Indifference

K-12 Carry In Georgia – Declined By School Districts [More]

And it would appear the most that can be expected from “pro-gun lawmakers” is weasel-wording that avoids actually doing anything.

“Do nothing” is a hell of a response to all the antis screaming “Something must be done!”

For the Children

As a result of the passage of SB 554, schools in Oregon now have the authority to prevent licensed adults from being anywhere on their property while armed. [More]

Tell me that won’t make “school shooters” think twice!

Every Party Has a Pooper

GOP lawmakers pass bill allowing for armed teachers… Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health at New Mexico State University … offered a skeptical take of the idea. [More]

Well, there’s a stunner.

[Via Mack H]

Survey SAYS…

Poll: Strong majority favor arming teachers [More]

Someone’s lower lip is trembling again…

[Via Michael G]

All the Right Words

Instead of targeting guns and gun owners, Trump called for a “top to bottom security overhaul at schools across the country” in a variety of ways; single-point entries, security fences, metal detectors, a school resource officer in every school, and yes, arming teachers who volunteer, are vetted, and trained. [More]

Beautiful.

Now if he only takes those words to heart if he’s ever in power again.

Am I so wrong to doubt he will?

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About “The Only Ones”

So named from a comment by DEA agent Lee Paige, who told a classroom full of kids he was “the only one” qualified to be armed and then promptly shot himself in the foot, the purpose of this feature has never been to bash cops. The only reason I do this is to amass a credible body of evidence to present when those who would deny our right to keep and bear arms use the argument that only government enforcers are professional and trained enough to do so safely and responsibly. And it’s also used to illustrate when those of official status, rank, or privilege, both in law enforcement and in some other government position, get special breaks not available to we commoners, particularly (but not exclusively) when they’re involved in gun-related incidents.