Some legislators in CO want to lift the ban on guns in elementary schools, presumably to, what, increase safety via show of force, something like that?
A proposal running simultaneously in the House and Senate would allow concealed weapons on school grounds and college campuses if a person has a permit and another bill would let business owners and employees use deadly force against intruders. Both proposals have previously failed, including last year when Senate Democrats rejected the concealed weapons bill.
So, let me get this straight. You allow concealed weapons on school grounds. Well, they’re concealed. Conceivably, you wouldn’t know who’s packing. All right, all right. I guess you’re really thinking about teachers and college professors packing? Fair enough. But unless you’re constantly asking for permits, what’s the point? I mean, proponents say that bad people doing bad things will bring firearms, so we might as well allow the good guys to do so. Well, how do I know who’s good or bad? I see a guy walking across campus and catch a glimpse of a firearm, what am I going to do, walk up to him and ask him for his permit? Am I going to shoot him, then look for a permit? You see, if firearms were illegal on a college campus, or a school, I would know that firearm has no place and call for help.
Am I thinking about this the wrong way, that this whole issue is incredibly stupid? I had a kid steal my cell phone right off my desk one year, could you imagine if firearms were in schools?
