South Dakota governor signs bill allowing armed teachers in the classroom

Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun during a concealed-weapons training course for teachers in Utah last month.

I might be moving to South Dakota (or Utah or Texas) when my Pumpkin is school age. Last week South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in school. For a dozen years, Utah has allowed teachers and others with concealed carry licenses to wear a gun in a public school. A couple of school districts in Texas have been given written authorization to allow guns in schools. And legislatures in other states, including Georgia, New Hampshire and Kansas, are working on measures similar to South Dakota's. The measure does not force a district to arm its teachers and would not force teachers to carry a gun.

Of course there is intense debate about this especially from Anti-gun groups. As long as those carrying have some firearms and safety training and are actually carrying the firearm holstered on their person then I am all for it. And would feel more at ease with my child going to school where the teacher is trained and equipped to protect her against an untrained (most criminals do not seek any firearms training or a license for that matter) nut job brandishing a firearm. So I think I'll be revisiting the let's move to Texas convo with Strapped Daddy very soon.
*http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/03/08/sd-governor-signs-bill-allowing-teachers-to-be-armed/#ixzz2N3HsHQCc

Clark Aposhian, President of Utah Shooting Sport Council, demonstrates with a plastic gun during a concealed-weapons training course for teachers in Utah last month.