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Lawmaker Proposes Teachers Be Allowed To Carry Guns

POSTED: Monday, September 10, 2007
UPDATED: 7:26 pm EDT September 10, 2007

A local Michigan lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns.

“When I do watch the news I notice there are incidents that happen in high school that would require a firearm of some sort, or not necessarily a gun, but something to protect our teachers,” said parent Baron Littleton.

Rep. David Agema said teachers need guns to defend students from attacks by both terrorists and other students, and that it would save lives, the Grand Rapids Press reported.

"Right now, the only people who enter school with guns are people who intend to do harm," Agema was quoted as saying by The Grand Rapids Press.

"I believe it will save lives if a kid or somebody comes into a school and starts shooting again."

Apparently he's not alone; the measure has garnered support from 15 other House members.

Some school officials told the Grand Rapids Press that they are horrified by the suggestion that teachers need to be packing heat in schoolrooms.

"I'm just left speechless by this," Grand Rapids Superintendent Bernard Taylor was quoted as saying by the Grand Rapids Press. "It hurts to hear we've come to this, that we're so afraid of children that we think we need to be armed to work with them."

He continued, "If that's what we've come to, I need to find a new line of work."

“I think it’s dangerous to have guns in a classroom” said Dr. Jimmy Womack, president of the Detroit School Board.

According to Agema`s bill, the legislation would allow teachers, administrators or other school employees to carry concealed weapons on school grounds if they have a state permit to carry one and have permission from their school administrator.

“I think this is a community issue and we need to come together and find a way to protect teachers and students, without allowing guns in the classroom,” said Womack.
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