Tennessee lawmakers approve bill to allow teachers to have firearms in classroom

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[@unkulwilly]

fun fact: there's never been a mass shooting at a gun show

[@bovinityleak2066]

Give it some time

[@tylermassey5431]

​@bovinityleak2066 do you think gun shows are new? 😂

[@bettybudzinski6602]

Do research yes there has in both 60 and 70s

[@rebeccarittenhouse2203]

So what are you saying here? That children deserve to be shot?

[@matt3024]

Even more fun fact, Is the potential consumers there are going to have to go through the same screenings has anyone in a store would and it's about time!

[@cindyshafer1957]

It's about time! At least one state is trying to prevent mass school shootings. Great job, Tennessee!

[@bovinityleak2066]

I said SIT DOWN BILLY

[@david4096]

Bam.

[@byronmartin6459]

Make my day.😊

[@Wizardof]

I approve of parents to be parents.

[@Aireck174]

The people who are against this don't even know why they are against it. Do they think teachers are going to get a permit and go through training just so they can commit a crime? Why wouldn't you want someone on site who can stop it instead of having to call the cops?

[@Liverator]

Especially when the cops, who are paid to protect people, are not legally obligated to protect people. And can just sit outside the school for hours when they could be saving lives.

[@forexed8948]

@@Liverator the rich don't care about the kids of the majority of families in the US because their kids don't go to a school that is gated, heavily guarded, and has cops very close by that respond when a kid merely sneezes.

[@bettybudzinski6602]

What training just not have a felony

[@RedDorito1]

That’s the problem, the teacher can possibly commit a crime once they get the permit, not only that, if the gun misfires and badly injures someone, along with a student getting ahold of it, who’s fault will that be

[@NathanTenney]

@@RedDorito1 There are literally already laws on the books to cover each of these situations.

[@Liverator]

Imagine protesting against allowing teachers to protect their students.

[@marcyking461]

It is almost as ludicious as drag*queen story hour. Public schools; gotta love 'um.

[@forexed8948]

I like to imagine that the people are protesting the easy access to guns that the school shooter will have. "Imagine" is the key word here, but we all know they are protesting the insane legislation that made this necessary at all.

[@nicolebarker235]

How absolutely sad that that has to be an actual bill😢

[@tylermassey5431]

Right?! Teachers never needed permission in the first place.

[@ca8944]

Denigration of society. The students used to have rifles on their trucks but no mass school shootings

[@orvos1459]

0:40 gunman? That was a woman, not a man.

[@seanm3463]

Are you new to Earth?

[@righteousbyfaithinChrist]

You know firearms will be secured responsibly; and, should deter those who choose to take out their vengeance with guns at school. However, on that note? Stop the elites from terrorizing others.

[@forexed8948]

Careful there, you might offend the 1% of America, or the corporations and or gun lobby who have too much power already.

[@guss431]

I said little logan in 1st grade quit yelling and sit down!

[@hazelreynoso5370]

People tend to be more civilized KNOWING one is armed

[@rebeccarittenhouse2203]

Its called terrorism.

[@darklorddisco]

That must be why Texas has road rage shootings on a daily basis

[@Sinkorswim317]

@@rebeccarittenhouse2203yeah naw. If you live in America you shouldn’t call yourself an American. America is built off of the second amendment and people like you are very dangerous to “democracy”

[@forexed8948]

@@rebeccarittenhouse2203 or oppression

[@candycoffie7124]

​@@forexed8948so you're against oppressing someone's urge to shoot up a school? And the commenter before you doesn't think school shooters should be made to feel terror if they even so much as think of shooting up a school? Just let the students and teachers sit there and wait till..someone else brings a gun, right?

[@Aireck174]

It amazes me that people want to keep doing the same failed thing of creating more gun laws on top of 20 thousand+ other gun laws. Your gun control laws did not stop this so maybe try something different?

[@georgeclarke2258]

I know a school teacher where I live who already carries, but no one knows

[@yasmeennasir8286]

Finally 😊

[@NoNO-tl8fg]

YES!!! This is outstanding!

[@Chulitatr]

Good guys with guns didn't save any of the school shooting victims did it?

[@rcbear5863]

That's the best idea I've heard in a while. I've been saying this for a long time.

[@Chulitatr]

Good guys with guns didn't save any of the school shooting victims did it?

[@MsD11W]

This is great! It’s about time!

[@Jin420]

For the safety of the students -- I hope they're very very well trained as well as thorough mental health check.

[@Terryg1968]

Don't allow ANYONE who doesn't need to know which teachers or staff have the firearms. Students and parents and protesters definitely don't need to know. Only the principal and whatever campus security they may have. Maybe a few others.

[@marcyking461]

Congrats to Tennessee. A State with commonsense. I've long been an advocate of making the bad guys try to figure out who is armed and who is not when it comes to protecting our children.

[@seanm3463]

Now we trust teachers? I thought they were indoctrinating kids with liberal stuff

[@steveluberda295]

I feel the only down fall to this, is the student that wants to get that gun!

[@ca8944]

How would they know who has one?

[@rebeccarittenhouse2203]

So you are advocating for teachers to shoot students? What is wrong with you?

[@marcyking461]

Listen to the video. The 'select' teachers who participate will be trained, go through background checks and then, conceal their firearms on their person, when in school. Most people who attack schools do it because they are gun free zones and they don't have to worry about getting shot themselves. Now, they do and they won't know who's packing and who's not. Hopefully, Tennessee won't be reporting anymore tragedies of this nature in their State due to this 'self-defense' Bill.

[@bosefuse]

How about teaching children gun safety and make them familiar with guns instead of people fearing them. Guns don’t kill, people do and teaching starts at home. Good parents, good morals and a respect for life are important but understanding why we have a 2nd amendment is to every US citizen.

[@forexed8948]

@@ca8944 Kids and Teens talk, once one kid or teen knows who has the gun, do you seriously think they're gonna keep it to themselves? Social media exists, secrets get out.

[@rebeccamead4557]

Excellent!

[@raggedymanxl5166]

You can make a poll come out anyway you want. I say good idea.

[@underduress5761]

With all of these events and the subsequent legislative actions and security measures, one might want to get their loved ones out of those prison-like facilities before the state of emergency is declared and they are used as hostages to gain compliance with whatever orders follow

[@user-sy6ws3me2z]

This is the correct move, listen to what they have to go through to be able to carry.

[@billwood6168]

Awesome.... about time someone wised up

[@minion0777]

BRAVOOOO!!!! 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@lpprescue]

This is a slippery slope.

[@MorbidMind123]

Justin jones is still a representative? Did he not get booted for throwing coffee on someone?

[@bosefuse]

Teachers or anyone else don’t need permission or a permit to carry everywhere and in any building, that’s why we have a constitutional right to bare arms and that includes gun. Permits and permissions are violating the 2nd amendment.

[@patrickstomlinsonkilledber3105]

Courts have upheld that it isn’t unconstitutional to carry in certain restricted areas. Don’t like it, call your senator

[@bosefuse]

@@patrickstomlinsonkilledber3105 courts don’t override the constitution doesn’t matter how they rule.

[@bosefuse]

@@patrickstomlinsonkilledber3105 what is your point, sounds like we agree, you need to be clearer

[@Darkmattermonkey77]

Well, technically, the constitution PREVENTS the government from taking our weapons away. The right to defend yourself and others is a natural right that you’re born with.

[@bosefuse]

My point was that although it was good that Tenn approved the bill that we don’t need a bill for teachers to carry at the school so we don’t need to act like this is a win.

[@crissd8283]

Why are people protesting this. No teacher is forced to carry a gun. It isnt like armed"security guards" are any better. If a teacher wants to be armed and passes the requirement, let them.

[@user-fv9gy9xv3x]

Turn a soft target into a hard target , makes sense to me

[@Natily80]

It’s worth a shot 😅 resource officers have proven they aren’t up to the task

[@primuskuhl]

And teacher with minimal training will be. Yeah right? good luck with that. There are more cons than pros to this.

[@neilmanhard1341]

@@primuskuhl Pro. Armed deterrent, immediate response What are your cons?

[@forexed8948]

@@neilmanhard1341 Deterrents never work, they are only ever obstacles. They may be called "Deterrent" but when did that ever stop a bad guy?

[@neilmanhard1341]

@@forexed8948 What are the cons? Deterrents never work? By that logic; we don't police, armed security guards, guards in general, etc.... And, they stopped a bad guy when nothing happened. Are you actually asking me to prove a bad guy was deterred? Sorry, I can't read minds. I have no idea how many bad guys changed their mind when they saw a "deterrent". And, neither can you.

[@forexed8948]

@@neilmanhard1341 How long will you content yourself by kissing the boot of your oppressor and thanking them for kicking you?

[@WTH1812]

Amazing how often legislation produces the least effective yet most expensive "solution" to real problems. Will teachers be able to take out an armed intruder? - No, the teacher will be the first person killed. Will gun toting teachers be required to take training and annual certification to take a gun onto school grounds and in the classroom? - Yes, they must meet and maintain at least minimum proficiency requirements. Who pays for the training? - The underpaid teachers, out of their own pocket. What can go right with a teacher carrying a gun? - I've found nothing so far. What can go wrong with a teacher carrying a gun? - Any and every thing involving a gun. Will insurance costs go up where teachers carry guns? - Yes, do you need to ask? Who is responsible and/or liable when the gun is used improperly? - The Court must decide. Has any good guy with a gun ever stopped a bad guy with a gun in a school or classroom? - No. What about armed security guards or law enforcement. - There's a reason you don't hear about this happening. Ban military assault weapons, like the AR-15, and shift the money to be spent on guns for teachers to school supplies, support, teachers, and staff?

[@ca8944]

Awesome!

[@terryw428]

AWESOME

[@sentforth5]

SMART

[@brittneyk0158]

What are you people thinking!? If ever there was a time to STAY WOKE…..IT’S NOW! TEACHERS NEED TO BE “LOADING UP” ON BOOKS…….NOT BULLETS! 🙄

[@kevinnosx9]

Cool.

[@user-ni1ed6jm2k]

Long overdue.

[@mdformulas]

put more police in school, isn’t, it better?

[@Rustea314]

Students need firearms too.😂

[@essebug1066]

Sounds good to me!

[@Greninja_The_G]

The USA is screwed

[@matt3024]

Where else would it happen? Inbreeding apparently does serious damage to common sense.

[@KentuckyHillbilly]

Wow finally a good thing

[@Chulitatr]

Good guys with guns didn't save any of the school shooting victims did it?

[@anathema1828]

The list of countries who think this is a brilliant idea: Israel, Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Thailand & the USA.

[@beowulf916]

...and?

[@christinesmith1499]

Only in America

[@subvariantstrain]

Love it or leave either way we dont care

[@russellloomis4376]

​@@subvariantstrainthat's a fantastic statement.👍

[@ca8944]

Yeah bc we have the right to self defense

[@david4096]

Cant fix Stupit.

[@seanm3463]

​@@subvariantstrain someone needs to tell this to MAGAts trying to steal elections

[@Darkmattermonkey77]

Name one place that has a sign out front, warning that employees carry firearms, that’s had a mass shooter event? On the flip side of that, you’ll run out of fingers counting the number that have happened in “G free” zones.

[@seanm3463]

Rural areas, with their higher rates of firearm ownership, have higher crime rates than urban areas, you're more likely to be a victim in the country than city

[@Ericah81]

I’m for it all the way!

[@seanm3463]

You live in China

[@discdoggie]

Great. So when they “feel threatened” they can open fire. “I was in fear for my life.”

[@MorbidMind123]

Do you think teachers are just going to start blasting students for no reason or something?

[@discdoggie]

@@MorbidMind123 well, there’s enough well documented instances of them hauling off and decking them.

[@MorbidMind123]

@@discdoggie Why has a teacher never done this before if you're worried about it, its not like one couldn't have brought a gun in and gone postal, as far as I'm aware only students or unrelated adults have done something like that.

[@dannysullivan3951]

What could go wrong?

[@david4096]

Every thing.

[@crispinfornoff206]

What has been going wrong for the past 25 years?

[@RoadWarden]

Why arm teachers when you can just put an SRO in the school?

[@mikechampion1614]

Armed SROs are great.but sadly the same crowd that hates arming teachers.(despite very reasonable requirements to carry at school.) don't want SROs either.

[@marcyking461]

@@mikechampion1614 A security guard simply tells a serious shooter who to shoot first, plus having a uniformed officer around would be intimidating for the kids, I'd imagine? I'd rather divide his/her salary among a few sensible, well armed teachers scattered about the school incognito. That way, the kids don't even know they are being protected.

[@seanm3463]

​@@mikechampion1614 you trust the LGBTQIA teachers now?

[@seanm3463]

​@@marcyking461 why do we trust teachers now?

[@Natily80]

Sro has proven to be an unreliable defender

Too bad.. it's law 😆

[@Williameagleblanket]

Gun woman not gun man.

[@denniskimpton9981]

Finally a law that makes sense😊

[@zalmaflash]

All this "law" does is make the teacher the FIRST target.

[@Chulitatr]

Good guys with guns didn't save any of the school shooting victims did it?

[@gspeedy619]

​@@zalmaflashEveryone would be a target regardless

[@tylermassey5431]

​@zalmaflash are you really too dumb to realize that the alternative is that the children are the first target?

[@patroberts5449]

Wait til the first rogue student gets a hold of one of those guns…..

[@jeffreycheng5984]

Every teacher in Israel is armed.

[@forexed8948]

Because Israel is constantly at war with its Islamic neighbors, and those teachers are reservists who could be called to serve at any moment, tell me, with what nation is the US forever at war with? Itself?

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Coz they are armed colonizers

[@AB-wg7qe]

And every teacher in Israel supports the mass killing of women and children. Do you have a point???

[@joedouche3818]

We live in America not Israel, we are supposed to be a little more civilized.

[@neilmanhard1341]

@@joedouche3818 That's quite an insult to call a culture that's been around for over 6000 years less civilized. And, a culture that doesn't have mass school shootings. A pro-active stance against mass school shootings is "less civilized". We use different dictionaries.

[@rebeccarittenhouse2203]

Unbelievable.

[@usonly101]

I’m a gun advocate but I don’t know how I feel about this. Armed security makes more sense to me. Hire clear minded veterans

[@GeraldYniguez]

DO YOU HEAR THAT SANDY HOOK PROMISE?...

[@DOAsMegaPhone]

You're an idiot

[@forexed8948]

what good do promises do for the families whose lives have been shattered because their child is one of those who got killed?.

[@GeraldYniguez]

@@forexed8948 Well Biden supporter, Why is it that liberals are the mass shooters. NOT REPUBLICAN'S

[@GeraldYniguez]

I gave you the thumbs up so you would see it.

[@hillsidecnc9833]

Let the bus drivers carry too

[@IBEWscoundrel]

Tennessee has the highest rate of opioid misuse, and prescription pain reliever misuse, 5th highest drug overdose deaths, & 5th highest percentage of obese adults. Guess arming teachers is more important 🤷‍♂️

[@petergmoskowski3764]

BAD IDEA.........

[@damiencrossley7497]

I feel no joy! HOW BAD IS THE USA?!?!?!?

[@forexed8948]

Extremely, it all begins with corporate greed, then the corporations bought the reps and senators. Thus were shootings enabled and allowed because it sold more guns to make the corporations more money. Then the crazies came out with their paranoia that the government is out to get them. The list goes on, now you have stuff like this because people don't want to handle the issue at the source.

[@ladyscarfaceangel4616]

40 hours of training? I don't think so. There should be way more to this. Special training. Then we can see how this pans out but you can't give every paranoid & stressed out teacher access to a deadly weapon. I don't think that's a good idea without a lot of special training. More than 40 hrs anyway.

[@AB-wg7qe]

exactly! Draft these women NOW!!!!! We need them trained for ARMEGEDDON!!!!!

[@jeffrobodine8579]

Only a few select volunteer teachers that have prior training will be interested in being up to the task.

[@tylermassey5431]

You obviously haven't handled a gun very much. With 40 hours of dedicated training, anyone can be brought from a level of general familiarity to a proficiency level above most cops. Mindset is the real obstacle, but that is something that people with a desire to defend others have to practice every day anyway.

[@AB-wg7qe]

@@tylermassey5431 thank you Cobretti.

[@mikechampion1614]

They won't just give out the right to carry for every teacher. I believe they also have to pass a phycological test to. Or something like that.

[@Jj-mn2nz]

👂 stop 🛑 this is not a good bill in Tennessee ask Florida, Texas and other states 😮

[@josephwiese1114]

Still too may restrictions. ÷Remember÷ "Shall not be infringed"

[@seanm3463]

They can repeal that

[@weegeelana8523]

No bill will protect kids from psychos, they will NOT be deterred!!! That's why they call them psychos!!!

[@szsenyuk8887]

This is not going to end well, hope they get mental health evaluations and proper training on how to handle a firearm.

[@kristensorensen2219]

What is magic about 40 hours of training?

[@skyrocketcoast219]

Tennessee legistlature is nuts.

[@Aireck174]

How so?

[@ca8944]

The people against it are the insane ones

[@russellloomis4376]

How would you go about helping the situation? Unfortunately, these are the times we live in. I know I'd feel better knowing my child was being protected in this way.

[@davidcertain2492]

It’s more likely a gun accident than stopping good guy with gun.

[@GazzaBoo]

Mostly Women whining again.

[@sherinbv]

What if the teacher become a mass shooter?

[@neilmanhard1341]

This isn't the first state. About 30 other states have this. How many of those have a "mass teacher shooter" problem? By your premise, even cops can become a "mass shooter". Perhaps no one should be armed, except the criminals and murderers. Very weak argument.

[@zackwarrington7272]

This is not what we need to fix the issue tennessee law makers..... But whatever, you get what voted for.

[@litedawg]

Ok then what do we need?

[@zackwarrington7272]

@@litedawg Not this LOL giving a teacher a gun is stupid. Why would this be agood idea, now every classroom is gonna have a fire arm. Yeah, cause that is smart.

[@carmenmusse6863]

Things can go sideways real fast, what if the shooter is the teacher. Where else in the world where teachers carry guns in school. Gun control is the answer they don't give it a chance 😢😢😢😢😢

[@tmn8547]

I thought the same. What if the teacher ends up being the shooter? I do agree with the part where they have to do a psychological evaluation and training. I see both sides of the argument of this bill.

[@jeffrobodine8579]

Teachers have proven to have gotten very unpredictable and looney lately, so why are they educating children?

[@cp9642]

Yes, because active shooters abide by the laws of gun control. lmao

[@converter42]

They gave gun control a chance in Germany. Remember how that turned out?

[@NathanTenney]

Israel. That's were else in the world they arm the teachers. They are armed with rifles as well. There are also many school districts in the US that allow it.

[@rudymontana4515]

The South is such a toilet.

[@litedawg]

And yet people from the other toilets are flocking here.

[@DOUGLAS55ish]

Then stay away, beech man!

[@russellloomis4376]

​@@litedawg😂 good comeback.

[@Liverator]

Considering that TN is going to be the 30th state to implement this legislation, I'd argue that this doesn't have anything to do with just the South. The majority of the nation is in support of this common sense school security.

[@sdghhf]

What if some teachers have a BAD day, i mean a really BAD day?? MOST of the teachers are depressed MOST of the time! Will they then...

[@neilmanhard1341]

"most of the teachers are depressed....." Where did you get statistic? Sounds like it's made up. I truly hope you are not creating data to fit your argument. Mention your source.

[@MorbidMind123]

Has a teacher ever shot up a school? Presumably it was something thats been possible for decades but I've never heard of a teacher going postal at a school.

[@russellmyers934]

This is an astonishingly stupid and reckless idea. The liability is going to be astronomical.

[@ca8944]

It has worked in other schools where teachers are armed. Mass shootings only occur in gun free zones and inner cities

[@rebeccarittenhouse2203]

⁠@@ca8944where has it worked?

[@therealgreg5653]

Actually there isn't really any liability to the school. The schools being "gun free zones" the teachers hold all the liability and no one is forcing them or telling them to do this. They are just giving people back their constitutional rights.

[@ca8944]

@@rebeccarittenhouse2203 I think in Arkansas. I’m not sure what city or school but the ones who have armed teachers have not had a school shooting. The school shouting that recently happened in Nashville was chosen bc it’s a gun free zone without any cops or armed security.

[@russellloomis4376]

You're a fool for thinking that. How is it reckless to give a teacher who has had the proper training a gun? I'm sure that they're not going to tell the students who's carrying or who's not.

[@ArthurIgnorant77]

I guess we'll see how this turn out. Lmao 🤣😂 not the answer i would think of. Do what you want.

[@neilmanhard1341]

Tell that to the other 29 states that implemented a similar law. Hahaha

[@ArthurIgnorant77]

@@neilmanhard1341 well I think I just did. Lmao 🤣😂 we will see.. 🤣🤣🤣

[@neilmanhard1341]

@@ArthurIgnorant77 You just don't get it. We saw how it turned out in the first 29 states. So, your comment is outdated and irrelevant. Are you really that obtuse?

[@ArthurIgnorant77]

@@neilmanhard1341 🤣🤣🤣🤣 no I'm acute not obtuse... 😂😂😂😂 Get it a-cute 🤣🤣🤣 I don't know why me saying that triggers you but it must hold truth to tick you off. Calm down no one is talking about banning guns for goodness sake. Opinions aren't law just my opinion take it with a grain of salt...

[@ArthurIgnorant77]

@@neilmanhard1341 there is a saying that says "if you live by the sword you will die by the sword"... Also one that says "there is nothing new under the sun"... I believe both to be proven over and over. My old outdated thoughts 🤔 we shall see 🤣🤣🤣🤣