Thursday, August 8, 2019

Pennsylvania Law Meant to Forbid Arming Teachers May Have Done Just the Opposite | gadflyonthewallblog

Pennsylvania Law Meant to Forbid Arming Teachers May Have Done Just the Opposite | gadflyonthewallblog

Pennsylvania Law Meant to Forbid Arming Teachers May Have Done Just the Opposite

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Pennsylvania teachers, don’t forget to pack your Glock when returning to school this year.
Despite warnings from gun safety activists, the bill, SB 621, was approved by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf this summer.
The legislation explicitly allows security guards – independent contractors who are not members of law enforcement – to carry guns in schools if they go through special training.
And that’s bad enough.
Why you’d want glorified rent-a-cops with guns strapped to their hips running around schools full of children is beyond me.
That’s not going to make anyone safer. It’s going to do just the opposite.
But that’s not even the worst of it.
Commonwealth law already allowed for armed police and school resource officers in CONTINUE READING: Pennsylvania Law Meant to Forbid Arming Teachers May Have Done Just the Opposite | gadflyonthewallblog