Lawmaker proposes concealed handguns in schools

NewsNM (Swickard) The mantra of no guns in schools wants us to believe that keeping people with no evil intent who are trained in the use of a weapon from having access to a weapon while in a school will somehow keep people with evil intent from bringing and using guns to schools. Leaving schools with no protection plays into the hands of those of evil intent. What conceal carry provides is the doubt in the minds of those who would do wrong that someone, anyone, could shoot back. Gun free zones foster violence because people of evil intent count on no victim having a weapon.

From the Santa Fe New Mexican - Guns have long been taboo in schools, but a state legislator wants to change that in New Mexico. A proposal Rep. Zach Cook, a Ruidoso Republican, would allow people licensed to have a concealed handgun to take their weapons into schools and preschools, on college campuses, bars, state parks and buses. Cook said he offered the measure to address complaints from his southern New Mexico constituents. "There are a lot of people who have concealed carry permits that have to leave their gun in their cars to take their kids to school, which creates a burden on them," Cook said in a recent interview. "I would rather that gun be on the body of the responsible person who has met all the requirements for having a concealed carry permit than sitting in a car unattended." But the measure faces plenty of opposition. "Just the idea of having unlimited access to weapons on a school campus is alarming," said Tom Sullivan of the New Mexico Coalition of School Administrators. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, who has a concealed handgun permit, opposes people carrying concealed weapons in schools and bars. Read more

Lawmaker proposes concealed handguns in schools