100%
IMO these locations should not be off limits to lawful concealed carry in the first place (yes, concealed)
Those bad actors, who are rare but extreme, literally looking to murder people…they aren’t going to not-murder because of a law saying they can’t bring a gun. That’s just silly.
Exactly! That or any other GFZ… same thing.
Any “gun free” zone that doesn’t have armed security monitoring metal detectors through which every person enters every time, just doesn’t really make sense.
So actually secure areas like courts, jails, military installations, commercial airports/airplanes…not that those security checkpoints are 100% in practice but they are a hellofa lot better than a sign saying please don’t take a gun here on your way to murder people
There is/was a judge, I forget which blue state/city who said: “The Second Amendment does not exist in my court.”
Blatantly unconstitutional!
But, that is the mind set that we face.
That statement was made by Judge Abena Darkeh during the trial of Dexter Taylor, a Brooklyn man convicted on multiple weapons charges. Judge Darkeh told the defense not to reference the Second Amendment in her courtroom, saying, “Do not bring the Second Amendment into this courtroom. It doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York.”
It sparked quite a bit of controversy and discussion about constitutional rights in courtrooms. What are your thoughts on this?
It may be technically allowed in AZ but I don’t know of any Public schools around here where it actually is allowed. I have tried to get the local school superintendent to look into the FASTER or similar programs for properly training and arming teachers but he has taken no action along those lines.
The superintendent has the school practice the die in place response a couple of times a year. Though I have good reason to believe that my son’s teacher has a better response plan in place if the situation allows, even though they are significantly handicapped by not being allowed to carry appropriate defensive tools.
Our rights are something we have to fight for. God give us strength. Some inspiration.
Yes, they were going to allow selected volunteer faculty, and staff after psychological examination, and background clearances, applying for and completing the requirements for and obtaining a TN EHCP Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit, additional training, written permissions of the District Superintendent / Principal, Chief of Police / Sheriff where the school is located.
But, no district or school opted to engage that sticking to Law Enforcement School Resource Officers without any staff being utilized for that purpose of an additional backup duty with or w/o an S.R.O. along with the afore mentioned school or L.E. authorities would know which select staff were authorized to carry concealed, not open to maintain tactical advantage, security, and not create an armed camp appearance in the school.
So, all area LE agencies regardless staffing had to take full responsibility of their schools security. The state did pass additional funding of addition LEOs, recognizing small communities with small police forces, and even large cities with many schools could not provide the needed SROs.
So, the bigger municipalities’ police departments, and county sheriff’s offices with multiple small communities got staffing grants for the needed SROs.
So, from what I read if in addition to the LEA’s assigned SRO anyone not an active LEO of that LEA has to have been a prior LEO in good standing, and incur all expenses of meeting all requirements including training, firearm, ammunition, etc. prior to hiring and assignment.
Apparently wealthy enough to qualify for a retirement gig as an auxiliary SRO.
Those standards are obviously beyond any citizen not a retired LEO with good retirement pay, and benefits to afford all the startup requirements.
If not an active employed LEO assigned as an SRO to a school.
So, not for your average retiree on social security to just apply, and have all expenses paid to get established, or necessary equipment provided.
I say that they really don’t want anyone who is not, or was not a qualified LEO still in good standing, and does not need the SRO income to subsist to get hired.
Like someone who does not need a lone to qualify to get a loan.
Exceptions in GA include:
(7) A person who is licensed in accordance with Code Section 16-11-129 or issued a permit pursuant to Code Section 43-38-10, when such person carries or picks up a student at a school building, school function, or school property or on a bus or other transportation furnished by the school or a person who is licensed in accordance with Code Section 16-11-129 or issued a permit pursuant to Code Section 43-38-10 when he or she has any weapon legally kept within a vehicle when such vehicle is parked at such school property or is in transit through a designated school zone;
(8) A weapon possessed by a license holder which is under the possessor’s control in a motor vehicle or which is in a locked compartment of a motor vehicle or one which is in a locked container in or a locked firearms rack which is on a motor vehicle which is being used by an adult over 21 years of age to bring to or pick up a student at a school building, school function, or school property or on a bus or other transportation furnished by the school, or when such vehicle is used to transport someone to an activity being conducted on school property which has been authorized by a duly authorized official of the school; provided, however, that this exception shall not apply to a student attending such school;
Most if not all other states consider school bus transports as part of their Gun Free Zones which would include drivers, monitors, and parents regardless of permits as being prohibited.
The schools transports, not the parents’ cars.
Point being a parent with a permit, in GA, can have their gun with them when picking up their child from school or when traveling through a school zone. In some states, this is not the case.