The winds of change...

[JetGirl]

Teachers in Ohio, Texas flock to free gun training classes - Yahoo! News

In Ohio, more than 900 teachers, administrators and school employees asked to take part in the Buckeye Firearms Association's newly created, three-day gun training program, the association said.

In Texas, an $85 Concealed Handgun License (CHL) course offered at no cost to teachers filled 400 spots immediately, forcing the school to offer another class, one instructor said.

 

[Chkline]

This is great news!

I also heard from a friend in MI that the law to allow cc everywhere (including schools) without exceptions is back on the table as well, and will most likely be signed into law by the Gov.

 

[Mark 1911]

It's good to hear stories like this. In spite of all of the gun control hysteria that the mainstream media apparently thrives on, there are still many Americans with common sense willing to arm teachers to make schools more secure. It's bewildering to me how anyone could honestly think that making people more defenseless is somehow going to make killers less lethal.

 

[slowG]

Best news I have heard all year.

 

[brian.derby]

for the teachers wanting to do this and for the instructors offering their time to teach these teachers safe and proper gun handling.

 

[jbombelli]

Good for them.

 

[homer12]

Great find! Now I need to show this as an example to teachers that I'm close to. Maybe they'll think about some activism in their schools to promote this sort of mindset.

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

Love hearing news like this! Thanks for posting it!

 

[Titanium_Frost]

Too bad no one to my knowledge has taken up any of the Indiana training offered by Tactical Firearms Training or many of the other trainers offering similar deals.

 

[VN Vet]

I like this news. I have not heard about it yet on FOX.

 

[slowG]

Too bad no one to my knowledge has taken up any of the Indiana training offered by Tactical Firearms Training or many of the other trainers offering similar deals.

Do a lot of people know outside of INGO?

 

[ArmedProgrammer]

Do a lot of people know outside of INGO?

Actually YES... Guy has been on TV with it. I've passed it around to several teachers that I know and others have too.

The issue in Indiana is that they (the teacher ) must be authorized by the School District (read: Superintendent) to do it. And they are all running scared. Wouldn't want to put their career in jeopardy.... hence we haven't seen a lot of it.

 

[JetGirl]

I need to show this as an example to teachers that I'm close to. Maybe they'll think about some activism in their schools to promote this sort of mindset.

Ask them to consider why we guard our gold with guns, and our children with hope.

If teachers can't be trusted not to do something horrible or illegal with their own gun in a classroom...why are we letting them have complete control of our kids 8 hours a day?

 

[stephen87]

In Ohio, nonetheless? I'm appalled that it took this long to offer a class.