This article talks about how teachers feel about firearms on campus. At the bottom of the article is a slide show of states that allow firearms on campus. I feel that this is another inflated poll by huff post.

 

New Jersey is #12

 

 

 

New Jersey

Permits carrying firearms on school grounds with "the written authorization of the governing officer of the institution."

 

How can they be allowed to carry on campus if theres no carry in NJ?

 

http://www.huffingto...e#slide=1987869

Fire them and hire real teachers. BTW, 72% don't support it? 72% of teachers, which are largely socialist? And 72% reported by the Huffington Post?

 

Find. Let 25% of them carry.

 

Guess what? It's legal to carry at K-12 schools in the majority of states already, and it is not against policy in some states as well. Nobody died. The End.

The board of ed just voted to let our hs principal carry during the day. He is an ex cop. 25yrs.

This is really a case of the glass being half full. If 72.4% said they wouldn't, that means that 27.6% would. That percentage is far higher than the percentage of people that CCW in the general npopulation. The aim isn't to arm all the teachers, just give those that wish to be armed, the right to be.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

This is really a case of the glass being half full. If 72.4% said they wouldn't, that means that 27.6% would. That percentage is far higher than the percentage of people that CCW in the general npopulation. The aim isn't to arm all the teachers, just give those that wish to be armed, the right to be.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

 

Good point, also it didn't say they were against it from what i read, just that they wouldn't want to personally carry or maybe they feel safe enough they don't see the need... so the number for acceptance is probably higher.. remember there is a great responsibility for carrying in such a crowded place everyday with kids.. besides just like others they would rather someone be hired and take on the responsibility and danger..

This was in no way scientific, but I totaled up the number of CCW permits issued that are listed on this website and came up with 9.15 million. Now even if we were to assume that everyone only has 1 permit from one state (no one is double, triple, or quadruple counted) and divide that by the 2012 estimated population of 314 million, you come up with a 2.914% carry rate. I suspect it's higher but if the HuffPost was remotely informed, they'd realize 27.6% is a whooping percentage when compared to the general population and ask why do so many teachers say they would be armed at school if they could.

 

There are 7 million teachers in the US. If the quarter of them would carry, as the poll suggests, that'd be 1.75 million armed teachers. If I want to shoot a bunch of people, I'm probably going to avoid places where I have a one in four chance of running into another person with a gun. A better article would investigate why a quarter of teachers "are crazy enough to want to carry a gun in school."

You are ignoring the states that do not require carry permits.

 

BTW, PA current has 750,000 to 1,000,000 licensed. With only 13,000,000 residents, not all of which are over 21 obviously.

The board of ed just voted to let our hs principal carry during the day. He is an ex cop. 25yrs.

 

Would it matter what they voted or not? Retired LEO's cant still CCW, unless there is a clause in H.R. 218 preventing carrying on school grounds.

 

 

Would it matter what they voted or not? Retired LEO's cant still CCW, unless there is a clause in H.R. 218 preventing carrying on school grounds.

In NJ you have to be on duty or have explicit permission to carry on school grounds.

Thanks for the clarification.