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Patch Poll: Allow School Administrators To Carry Guns?

A bill in the state legislature "would give Georgia boards of education leeway to allow school administrators to carry concealed weapons in buildings, at school functions – even on buses."

 

What should be done to prevent another Newtown massacre?

One Georgia legislator has an idea: Allow public school administrators to carry concealed weapons on campus, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Jim Galloway, a political writer for the paper, reports that state Rep. Paul Battles, R-Cartersville, is introducing a bill that would require administrators packing heat to complete a basic training course and face annual re-testing.

Battles talked to local school officials, saying,

“We went through the discussion process of even possibly deputizing some of the administrators. We had long discussions about different approaches. We came up with what I feel is the cleanest, most appropriate way for school systems to deal with their inability to provide security.”

Do you like this idea? Vote in the Patch poll and expand on your thoughts in the comments box below.

  • Should school administrators be allowed to carry guns on campus?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Yes.
        4 (33%)
    • No.
        8 (66%)
    • Don't have an opinion.
        0 (0%)
    Total votes: 12
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: City Schools of Decatur and Guns

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Ralph Ellis

8:13 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Is this a way to stop another Newtown? Armed administrators?

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EJ

9:06 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Israel had a problem with terrorists entering schools and killing children, right up until they allowed schools to contract private security firms.

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A Decatur Mom

3:26 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013

I don't have a high enough opinion of school administrators to want them carrying guns. Would you want the indicted DeKalb County Schools Superintendent and his cronies to have that kind of power? Folks would have to wear armor to School Board meetings. Not to mention the fact that many of our local school administrators and board members might have trouble with the background checks, especially if honesty in public comments was included. You don't have to persuse eBoard for long to discover major discrepancies, white lies, inconsistent data, and lies of omission.

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