2 bill sto allow concealed guns in S.C. schools stun educators[sic]

The State ^ | Fri, Feb. 08, 2002 | By JOHN MONK News Columnist

[dhuffman@awod.com]

Bad guys can't ever be trusted and the cops aren't doing so well in (Philly) schools at the moment. Have Moms or Dads screwed up recently?

As to "educators" being stunned, considering the sorry state of education in SC, "Well, duuuh!"

The conspiracy of ignorance masquerades as common sense.

[DWSUWF]

"..."Parents will be outraged to learn the General Assembly would consider making it public policy to have concealed weapons in places where we believe school children are the safest," said Robert Scarborough, executive director of the S.C. Association of School Administrators..."

What a moron...

American public schools are UNSAFE, on multiple levels, both for the bodies and the minds of those children unfortunate enough to find themselves attending them.

[Twodees]

South Carolina legislators are doing what legislators in every state should be doing; going on the attack. The yankee liberal owners of the State newspaper were obviously stunned, rather than any "educators" as suggested by the title.

[lavaroise]

"The bills' supporters are playing on macho fantasies,"

As opposed to hysterical fantasies of flying guns shooting people?

[MetalHeadConservative35]

American public schools are UNSAFE, on multiple levels, both for the bodies and the minds of those children unfortunate enough to find themselves attending them.

yeah being outta high school for a year now i can testify to that it was more money for security than education the only thing teachers care about is there paychecks they dont care if there kids are learning or even listening and the kids who ask for help (i was one of those) would rarely ever get it but im not gonna use up FR bandwith to tell my life story.

[DWSUWF]

Well, it's not fair that you were cheated out of a decent education, but neither is it fatal.

It's never too late to learn the things you need to know to function at a high level. All that's needed is a bit of desire and initiative on your part.

Good luck.

[AAABEST]

This is a terrible idea.

Everyone knows the only people who should have guns on school property are insane killers and over-medicated children.

Arming responsible adults is a step in the wrong direction.

[Shooter 2.5]

" The yankee liberal owners of the State newspaper were obviously stunned, rather than any "educators" as suggested by the title."

Since when is any newspaper or democrat for gun rights? It's always the same story. There's a repub fighting for Second Amendment rights and some dem fighting against it, just like in this article.

[shekkian]

This is the sort of thing that could have prevented Columbine.

[aomagrat]

"These people have demonstrated they are responsible. They are not the kind of people we have to worry about," said Bauer.

Bingo!

It's not the permit holders that you need to worry about. A criminal isn't going to go to the expense and trouble of getting a permit. They're just going to get a gun, go to school and start shooting. When that happens, I want someone there who's able to shoot back.

[LibertyGirl77]

Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Richland, was aghast at the idea of armed citizens staging gun battles in state schools.

Well, of course. It's much more orderly if bullets are only flying in one direction. < /sarcasm >

[Free the USA]

bump

[Twodees]

I grew up in South Carolina with The State newspaper. It wasn't always a liberal rag. Anyway, the very first guncontrol laws ever passed in South Carolina came from republicans. South Carolina republicans ain't much of anything to brag about usually. They're usually indistinguishable from their pals across the aisle, just like in most other states.

[ez]

Jim Foster, spokesman for the S.C. Department of Education, said the state's 1,100 public schools are "gun-free zones" with "zero tolerance" for weapons.

"It's difficult to see how softening that position would make our schools safer," Foster said.

Because all the best shootings take place in gun-free zones...

[ez]

Everyone knows the only people who should have guns on school property are insane killers and over-medicated children.

Arming responsible adults is a step in the wrong direction.

LMAO...

[ez]

"It's difficult to see how softening that position would make our schools safer," Foster said.

Is it "difficult" for you, Mr. Foster? Here, I'll make it easier.

The bad people HAVE guns. Give some of the GOOD PEOPLE guns.

[Shooter 2.5]

I just received my state association report card on gun rights and most of the repubs have an A or B. A small number of dems either have an A or a C. Most of the dems never replied to the questionaire which I will take as a D or F.

I'm curious. What's the name of your association? They should have their reports out all ready for the primaries.

[prambo]

"...educators..." - the lowest of the low.

"...hidden..." "...outraged..." - more libero-Nazi buzz words

"...aghast at the idea of armed citizens staging gun battles in STATE schools." Where did the moron come up with this scenario; gun battles in private schools would be OK, I suppose.

"...bill requires a church's leadership to give written permission before a person can carry a hidden gun in church." - What about the vaunted, and totally non-existent, Constitutional separation of church and state?

prambo

[Twodees]

I support GOA and JPFO. I don't live in my home state anymore so I haven't really looked at ratings for South Carolina politicians. My comment applies to politicians everywhere. There's no real difference between them once you start ignoring their rhetoric.

[Shooter 2.5]

It helps to support the national groups and the state groups. I looked for South Carolina on the internet and didn't find anything until I looked at the CMP website. The name of the state association is Gun Owners of South Carolina. The CMP site also lists the groups in all fifty states.

It also helps to join a gun club that's affiliated with the associations.