Texas teachers packing heat

There is a county in north Texas on the Oklahoma, Texas line, with a city named Harrold. The school board in the town of Harrold approved teachers in their school district to be allowed to carry guns. If the teacher has a permit to carry a conceal gun, they can carry a weapon with them while at school. In Texas if one passes a background check, attends call room hours, they can get a permit to carry a concealed handgun.

The school district made this decision because the schools are about 30 minutes from the sheriff's office. If a situation arose, the school district wants their teachers to be able to address the situation immediately without having to wait 30 minutes for the sheriff to arrive.

The day the story broke it was announce on radio. It did not appear in The Dallas Morning News printed edition, but did appear later in the day on their website. While it did appear in print in the Fort Worth Star Telegram.

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[Stonyman65]

Are you originally from New York? I can hear a north eastern accent. maybe I'm going crazy though. great videos.

[PropagandaBuster]

@Stonyman65 - Thank you and you are correct. I spent my first 30 years in Brooklyn, New York, and the last 30 years in Texas.

[whtisrcowards]

only stupid people from Texas think Ideas like this. Lets be honest Texas is full of WHITE STUPID IGNORANT MAGGOTS WHO THINK like STUPIDS!!!!!!!!!!

[PropagandaBuster]

@whtisrcowards - Only stupid people who do not live in Texas think it is a bad idea. Also only stupid people leave racist comments.

[semperfi10delis]

so are you for it or what

[PropagandaBuster]

I am in favor of allowing teachers in Texas who have a license to carry a concealed weapon to be able to carry a weapon in school in this situation.

[22theoutlaw]

I go to this school :)

[DobermansRock]

@dlstb Look up a nation of cowards. It details the crime an individual commits if he allows another to take his life without action. It boils down to suicide which is also a sin. So for a law abiding citizen to carry open or concealed. I have zero problem with it.

An armed society is a polite and friendly society. Good day and keep em in the ten ring.

[dlstb]

@DobermansRock I agree, we should ALWAYS allow the individual the due process of law that is guaranteed by the Constitution and our individual conscience's before we take anyone's rights or property. That includes the right to life. I don't equate it to eye for an eye because the words after that are "vengence shall be mine, sayeth the Lord.", but we have the need to ensure our safety from physically violent people. In my mind, none of us should have to live with the fear of violence day to day

[DobermansRock]

@dlstb Brother we are speaking the same language. No argument from me. I carry all the time and feel I am responsible for my actions. Simple plan that seems to work well.

As for prison. Man I have a ton of feelings there. Terms are too long, too many people in for non-violent crime, it makes a good person bad and a bad criminal even better. Death penalty should be very surgical so only the guilty are punished. Eye for an Eye..

[dlstb]

@DobermansRock I say even where alcohol is served but not if you plan on getting drunk. Also, I have to ask a real important ? here.

Is there a reason that we expect to be able to send a man to jail for 20 years and have him come out rehabillitated? I suggest that we only put violent criminals in jail, and only for terms less than a year. If a man commits a really violent act, like rape of a minor or murder we should just put them straight on death row. Would you want that man as ur neighbor

[dlstb]

This is nothing but prudent and sound planning for the future.

[BrothersFreedive]

Can't wait to get my CCW and license, maybe the criminals will start thinking twice about raping, murdering, robbing and assaulting. Or maybe they just won't get the chance to become repeat offenders. ; ) Goodnight.

[kingensai]

This is a great step forward in school safety, and I really wish this were happening in all the other states too.