How Two Officers Just Hurt The Argument For Arming Teachers

By Micah Rate

As many Second Amendment supporters continue to push for arming teachers following the school shooting in Parkland, there have been a few, rare instances that have damaged the effort.

Late last month in Georgia, a school teacher barricaded himself in a classroom with a firearm and shot through a classroom window. Now, people with a list of reasons why teachers should not be armed can add two more instances of negligence to their total.

Early Tuesday morning, a school resource officer at George Washington Middle School in Alexandria, VA accidentally fired his weapon in his office. Thankfully, there were no injuries. NBC Washington has the details:

The officer was inside his office at George Washington Middle School in the Del Ray neighborhood when he accidentally discharged his service weapon about 9:10 a.m., according to Alexandria police.

The officer, a five-year veteran of the Alexandria Police Department, checked the area for any potential injuries and found that everyone was OK. He notified his supervisor and school staff, and classes continued as normal, police say.

One has to wonder how the officer managed to have his gun go off in his office. Since the officer has been on …Read the Rest

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