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March 8th, 2013
05:39 PM ET
South Dakota to let schools arm teachers
School boards in South Dakota will be permitted to let school employees, hired security personnel or volunteers carry guns in schools under a law signed Friday by Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
The law, set to go into effect July 1, will let school boards establish "school sentinel" programs.
Under these programs, the school boards can arm people "to secure or enhance the deterrence of physical threat and defense of the school, its students, its staff, and members of the public on the school premises against violent attack," according to the legislation.
Okay. Hope it helps.
Do they have problems n North Dakota schools?
Im not sure if there is, but does there need to be a problem before they do something to protect the kids?
Hind sight is always 20/20 but is also always too late. Better to be armed and not need to defend yourself than not be armed and killed by 'gun control' legislation.
Pay attention. The article is about South Dakota. South Dakota has a very high rate of firearm ownership, and a very low murder rate.
Bad idea. Very bad idea. I would pull my kid out of that school immediately.
Why would you pull your child out Eric?
Why? You trust the same teacher with your child anyways, and they can still be a threat to your child along that line of logic. A gun hardly makes a difference.
Besides all that (darn you lack of an edit button!)
You'd have to pull your child out of the entire state; assuming it's a uniform armament. Or invest in private school.
And all the other parents would say "SEE YA!" I suggeest you stay away from my South Dakota, as we don't believe in "hope for the best, Pray, and dial 911" here. We understand that the best defense is a strong offense and will do what it takes to take care of our own.
South Dakota is a state. And every school in that state will have guns.
So to pull your kid out of "that school" you'd have to move out of the state.
This seems too loose. Volunteers? I can see trained security personnel, but "anybody who has a gun and is free from 8 to 3pm" doesn't qualify in my book. Trained security or nothing.
It probably makes sense in rural areas where law enforcement personnel are spread out covering 100 mile or more sectors!
That's a great idea. Now our kids have the same protection as our president...
I dont see in the article where it says Secret Service teams – but okay, we'll go with your "conservative" catch phrase of the day.
The President is protected by a bunch of untrained and unregulated volunteer yahoos?
They day someone brings a gun to that school I am sure know one will be saying I wish they didn't have guns. This fear of guns is what causes those who use them maliciously to be so effective. However, guns are extremely dangerous, and without extensive training measures like this can do far more harm than good.
Does this mean ANY ADULT who participates in school can bring a loaded gun? Will the State be taking mental status of all teachers, janitors, etc. before they give the guns? This is starting to look more like mini-prisons with armed guards walking the hallway. All we need now are razor gates and guard dogs.
A handy gun has often escalated an arguement into a fatal situation! Just an observation!!
So has a handy fist, bat, knife, boot or lamp but are we going to ban them?
A handy gun has often prevented a criminal from accomplishing his crimes! Just an observation!!
This is the stupidest idea anyone can come up with. What the hell is wrong with people?
Why do you say that, LG?
What is especially disheartening is the number of people who are posting comments in agreement. Orwellian. Like the guy above who honestly seems to think outlawing guns is somehow equivalent to outlawing fists.
This is a joke, right?
Please tell me this is a joke.
In what strange parallel universe is it considered a good thing to have guns in schools?
You're right. Its better for the kids to be left unprotected so that Sandy Hook can happen anywhere.
Right?
I belonged to a rifle team when I went to school... that was back in the 60's and to this day I've owned rifles and other firearms. Not once has any of them 'jumped up' and assaulted anyone. Really, Bombo, you're blaming a tool. Pens will be the next thing banned from schools because, my god, you could poke someone's eye out with one. Accept some common sense reality for once. Telling a nut with a gun that he's in a 'no gun zone' isn't going to prompt him or her to stop shooting.
What's wrong with guns in gun free zones? As you see some people like it.
Is this the vison of the more perfect union? All of this gun stuff violates my constitutional right to pursue hapiness. Did any of us dream that our grandchildren would grow up in a world where gated communities and armed guards everyone were normal?
I think that it is a good idea.
No program is perfect, but the presence of a "school sentinel" would deter many shooters.
American school pupils have changed drastically since I was in public schools in the 1950s. The change is not good, but it is factual.
Prompt bullets would have limited Lanza's death toll in Connecticut.
Good thinking.
More steps towards establishing that we indeed are the nation which the rest of the world has come to scorn or laugh at during this past decade. I'm sure other states would follow.
With all that scorn maybe less of them will want to come here.
Guns everywhere and with everyone is now our cry. The nation which rest of the world has come to scorn or laugh at during the past decade.