Posted March 8, 2018 7:00 pm by Comments

By Tom Knighton

When gun rights advocates talk about arming teachers, no one is suggesting that all teachers should be armed or must be armed. Instead, we’re talking about allowing teachers to have the option to carry a firearm. Many would but aren’t allowed by state law, after all.

However, one thing almost any of us will tell you is that just having a concealed carry permit isn’t enough. Everyone, not only teachers, needs proper training to understand how to effectively use their firearm in a time of need.

To that end, a couple of firearm instructors in Tennessee have offered to provide that training.

Two local firearm training businesses have announced a partnership to provide safety, firearms and self-defense training to school staff and teachers after the Tennessee Legislature decided to take up the issue of arming teachers.

Austin’s Tennessee Firearms School and Norsemen Training and Consulting Group announced their partnership in a news release. The group’s School Administrator and Faculty Empowerment (SAFE) training comes in response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Feb. 14 where 17 people were killed.

Austin’s website lists the reason for the training so there can be …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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