Yes, its a step in the right direction. I just hope it pays off with much more down the road in schools in every city, town, etc.
In all seriousness there is no need to ‘call out the militia’ in the proper use of the phrase. The ranks of the staff at schools are already populated by knowledgable firearms owners and hunters who are well aware of what they are about and prepared to act in defense of their charges. Overcoming the mindset prevalent in the educational system to afford the presence of defensive arms will be the major hurdle to jump for thinking people. The ‘gun shy’ will be the end of us all if their opinions and ungrounded fears hold sway.
I open carry ninety-nine percent of the time for the express purpose of innoculating as many people as I am able to the disease of hoplophobia. Truly, to know me is to love me.
Cheers.