California Revokes Mechanism For Concealed Carry On School Campuses

By Tom Knighton

It’s official. Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill that now prevents superintendents from permitting staff with concealed carry licenses from being able to be armed on school grounds. We knew it was going to happen, and it did.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law Saturday that will remove the rights of school administrators to decide whether employees with concealed weapon permits can bring guns on campus.

State law already prohibited civilians who are not school workers from bringing firearms onto campuses, but a change in the law last year gave school district superintendents power to decide if employees could bring concealed weapons onto campuses, according to Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D- Sacramento), who authored the bill.

Five California school districts — including the Kingsburg Joint Union and Kern school districts — have begun to issue authorizations for some school employees to bring guns on campuses, McCarty said. He said it has increased the chance of school shootings.

“A safe learning environment is essential for our children to be successful in the classroom,” McCarty said. “That’s not possible if a school district allows armed civilians to roam California school campuses.”

Of course, staff members aren’t exactly “roaming” campuses. They’re working.

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