Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to allow some trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns despite pleas from Democrats, students and gun-reform advocates to defeat the bill.
Dozens of protestors in the galleries began chanting “Blood on your hands” as soon as the legislation passed, prompting House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, to order state troopers to clear the galleries. Many protestors continued to chant and stomp down at lawmakers as the House floor fell into chaos over parliamentary issues.
The bill is all but guaranteed to become law within weeks, as Gov. Bill Lee can either sign it into law or allow it to become law without his signature. Lee has never vetoed a bill.
Armed teachers, who will be required to undergo training that some opponents have argued is not intensive enough, will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and in most campus situations without informing parents and most of their colleagues they’re armed.
Didn’t I just read a story about a unhinged teacher threatening to shoot another teacher after an argument? And said teacher went to get said gun?
Yeah this will end with kids dead I can promise you that.
Yes and no, in that order, I believe.
As expected, though, she (illegally) had a gun in the classroom with her, per the same article. And a second one in her car, which should also be illegal as it was parked on school property, explaining the two charges of carrying a gun onto school property.
Yeah this will end with kids dead I can promise you that.
It started with kids dead, too. It’s interesting how the proposed solution to the problem of too many gun deaths is consistently “let’s try more guns”. Has more guns ever solved this problem?
Beyond that, they want to take a demographic that is notoriously underpaid, underappreciated, in excessive debt, overstressed, and surrounded by shitty kids all day every day, and they want to give these people guns?! I hope parents are getting bulletproof vests for back to school shopping. And I hope the teachers show up armed to negotiate their teachers unions contracts.
You kid, but that’s unfortunately already a thing https://bulletproofzone.com/products/atomic-defense-bulletproof-backpack-for-kids-1
And this is why I turned down an offer by an ex-employer to move to Atlanta GA. No thank you. I have school age children. I will take my blue state taxes to death district I can’t really afford with first year teachers making +80k a year thanks.
Kids get killed by guns regardless. That’s kind of how this all ends, no? Or did “dying from being shot” stop being the #1 cause of death for children under 18?
This is just so insane and disgusting. I don’t even know what to say.
Thankfully, teachers are extremely well paid in Tennessee, so disgruntled employee with a gun scenarios will be virtually unheard of.
Just because someone is paid well doesn’t mean they can’t be disgruntled
Gotta wonder if they’re getting a hazard pay bonus…
Having EASILY ACCESSIBLE Guns around Angry and Antsy Children is a PRO LIFE Situation!
They’re only pro life if it’s a healthy fetus and only until it stops being a fetus.
Chattanooga School District Sued After Accidental Discharge Wounds Student.
I see it now.
::Johnny Carson holds sealed envelope to his forehead::
Black student dead after entering classroom because teacher feared for their life and shot him. All charges dropped due to stand your ground laws.
Good luck. They will just pass a rule saying you can’t sue a school for that.
They don’t care about public schools. Now sue a private school, and you might see something happen.
Wrong solution to a problem they’ve created
What, you mean to say that introducing MORE guns won’t solve a problem with the extant amount of guns going around?
That’s exactly what we’re saying, you’ve got to escalate properly. I suggest rocket launchers, a super shotgun, and a BFG9000. Didn’t forget to set the classroom to ultra violence.
The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a BFG9000 is a teacher with a BFG9000.
This is stupid. Just go full retard already and have machine gun sentries mounted to the ceiling. Problem(s) solved /s
Another option: kids are tech savvy, why not teach them to control killer drones. The teachers could be the backups.
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This is where we’re at now, America. Good job!
So next time school sh ooting happens, repubes will turn around and blame teachers for not doing anything to stop it.
And then defund the schools more.
Does this come with at least monthly firearm training so they can stay proficient?
If it comes with even a mandatory safety class on how not to accidentally shot yourself I will be shocked
There’s no way.
Hahahahahahaha
No Tennesseeans benefit from this. And I’m horrified to see the first fatality from a scared teacher who never should have been armed in the first place.
will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and in most campus situations without informing parents and most of their colleagues they’re armed
healthcare? nah, more guns lol
Goddamn Tennessee, you’re making Louisiana look good. And that’s hard to do!
People are gonna die because of this.
Did these folks forget the response by trained officers in Uvalde? People also tend to not realize how chaotic and unstable an active shooter situation can be, even if it’s just a suspected one. Putting all that responsibility onto the teachers should make everyone, parents and teachers especially, very nervous.
