Cuomo Signs Bill Barring Teachers From Carrying On Campus

By Tom Knighton

School shootings are an absolute nightmare scenario. Parents, students, and teachers all shudder at the possibility of such an event and as well they should. I can only imagine how horrific such a thing would be.

Personally, though, I’d prefer at least one of the good guys to be armed as well. Someone like a teacher who can engage a shooter could save countless lives and maybe even end the threat before anyone loses their life. There’s a reason so many of us on this side of the gun debate advocate for allowing teachers to be armed.

In New York, though, Governor Andrew Cuomo is clearly making a statement that he’s on the other side of that debate by signing legislation that bars teachers from carrying guns at work.

Schools across New York are now banned from allowing their teachers and principals to carry guns on school grounds under a bill signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The new law, which took effect immediately, prohibits schools from allowing any employee to carry a firearm unless they are a police officer, school resource officer, peace officer or an armed security guard with the proper registration.

State lawmakers approved the measure …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms