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Ohio Will Allow Teachers to Carry Guns(?)
townhall.com ^ | 6/3/2022 1500 hrs edt | Sarah Arnold

Posted on 06/04/2022 9:31:35 AM PDT by rktman

In the wake of the deadly Uvalde school shooting that left 19 kids and two adults dead, the heated debate of whether to arm teachers or not has been a major topic between both parties.

In the midst of all the gun control talk, Ohio may soon allow teachers to be armed in classrooms.

HB 99, which passed by a 23-9 vote in the State Senate and a 56-34 vote in the State House, was fast-tracked through the legislature, allowing teachers and other school staff to carry guns on school premises requiring only 24 hours of training.

It would mandate at least 18 hours of general training, two hours of handgun training, two hours of "additional" general training, and two hours of "additional" handgun training, as well as requiring teachers to get yearly background checks.

In a statement, Gov. Mike Dewine (R-OH) defended the bill that he is expected to sign saying, “My office worked with the General Assembly to remove hundreds of hours of curriculum irrelevant to school safety and to ensure training requirements were specific to a school environment and contained significant scenario-based training,” adding “House Bill 99 accomplishes these goals, and I thank the General Assembly for passing this bill to protect Ohio children and teachers. I look forward to signing this important legislation."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2a; 2ndamendment; banglist; kaba; nra; ohio; secondamendment
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To: rktman

Florida already does that and there are signs on the school doors, at least in Bay County, that attest to that. The usual periodic bomb threats even have stopped since that began. Schools have become noticeably more peaceful all around. Classroom disruptions have declined though there were never so many as in, say, New York.


21 posted on 06/04/2022 1:47:23 PM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe v)
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To: rktman

Great. Pedophiles with guns.


22 posted on 06/04/2022 1:50:38 PM PDT by Overtaxed (As it was in the days of Noah.....are we there yet?)
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To: TexasGator
Armed folks on Kent State shot and killed students. Student mob throwing stones and petrol bombs made a rush at a line of National Guards who were sent there to calm the rioting. Three of them fell down and did not get up again.

Rushing at riot-trained police is not like rushing a line of soldiers armed and trained as soldiers.

23 posted on 06/04/2022 1:53:09 PM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe n-)
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To: Spok

In answer to your question: YES, INDEED and many of them would sacrifice willingly their own children in the Cause.


24 posted on 06/04/2022 1:54:25 PM PDT by arthurus (| covfefe n-n)
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To: rktman

Why shouldn’t they? Unlike Congre$$ who gets armed security at our cost, the schools are on their own to protect students.


25 posted on 06/04/2022 1:56:02 PM PDT by antidemoncrat ( adn)
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To: rktman

So while the police hide outside they expect Lunch Lady Doris and School Nurse Beatty to grab their Glocks and head towards where the AR-15 is firing? Sounds like a plan. </sarcasm>


26 posted on 06/04/2022 2:22:29 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: The Great RJ

Facts prove that layman gun owners actually do a better job of threat identification than law enforcement personnel in spite of the supposed “superior instruction” that they supposedly get. If a teacher wishes to CC, they should be able to do so, and if a former military vet wants to volunteer for “school protection duty”, they also should be accommodated.


27 posted on 06/04/2022 5:51:49 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog (Not Responding to Seagull Snark)
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