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It chicken shit what this f-#$ing people are doing. Would it be a good idea to let people carry guns inside public places like schools....
[QUOTE]" Even as lawmakers in Austin race to file bills giving teachers the freedom to carry guns, some already do in one Northwest Texas school and maybe more.
Texas law not only allows schools to hire police and plainclothes officers, but also says anyone can carry with officials' OK.
"We have all the laws we need," said Mansfield school district Police Chief Mike Leyman, vice president of a statewide association for campus police.
But he also said chiefs aren't thrilled at the idea.
"If a teacher had a gun and a bad guy has a gun, it's tough for us to tell who's the good guy," he said.
Near the Red River, the Harrold schools have allowed a few teachers to carry weapons for four years. The Wilbarger County Sheriff's Department rarely has a deputy nearby. Other districts allow guns on campus for security, training, hunter safety programs, historical events, theater performances and ROTC, according to the Texas Association of School Boards. There's also the occasional gun prize in a PTA or booster club raffle.
Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.03 (a) (1) is broad. It allows guns for anyone with permission, not simply a teacher or employee.e]
Speaking at a forum for the Grapevine-based Northeast Tarrant Tea Party, Perry supported allowing concealed-handgun permit holders to carry their guns on campus. He drew cheers when he said those who are teachers should "have access to weapons in their school."
[QUOTE]" Even as lawmakers in Austin race to file bills giving teachers the freedom to carry guns, some already do in one Northwest Texas school and maybe more.
Texas law not only allows schools to hire police and plainclothes officers, but also says anyone can carry with officials' OK.
"We have all the laws we need," said Mansfield school district Police Chief Mike Leyman, vice president of a statewide association for campus police.
But he also said chiefs aren't thrilled at the idea.
"If a teacher had a gun and a bad guy has a gun, it's tough for us to tell who's the good guy," he said.
Near the Red River, the Harrold schools have allowed a few teachers to carry weapons for four years. The Wilbarger County Sheriff's Department rarely has a deputy nearby. Other districts allow guns on campus for security, training, hunter safety programs, historical events, theater performances and ROTC, according to the Texas Association of School Boards. There's also the occasional gun prize in a PTA or booster club raffle.
Texas Penal Code Sec. 46.03 (a) (1) is broad. It allows guns for anyone with permission, not simply a teacher or employee.e]
Speaking at a forum for the Grapevine-based Northeast Tarrant Tea Party, Perry supported allowing concealed-handgun permit holders to carry their guns on campus. He drew cheers when he said those who are teachers should "have access to weapons in their school."
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