Posted May 17, 2015 9:00 pm by Comments

By Johannes Paulsen

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Oklahoma law already allows School Resource Officers to carry firearms in public schools in the Sooner State, but a new law will now allow some teachers to carry as well. Reuters reports that Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill this week that would allow school districts to authorize the carrying of a handgun onto school property by school staff. Oklahoma House Bill 2014 allows school boards to authorize specific staff members who have an armed security guard license or hold a valid reserve peace officer certification . . .

State Representative Jeff Coody (R-Grandfield), one of the bill’s primary sponsors, was quoted as saying that “a school district’s board of education can designate a school employee to attend an armed security guard training program or reserve peace officer program and pay for the training.”

Some people in the Tulsa school system are experiencing torqued undies over the new law. And the vice president of the Tulsa teachers union was one of them.

As Yahoo! Parenting reports:

Shawna Mott-Wright, Vice President of the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association, thinks the new law is a “horrible idea,” she tells Yahoo Parenting. “It’s not necessary. …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns

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