Kathianne
12-29-2012, 11:47 AM
The principal, vice principal, and psychologist at Sandy Hook attempted to take down the shooter; he was armed, they were not. Two died, one was wounded. Now, if they had been trained and armed would the outcome have been different? Possibly. That's all that can be said. For some, that seems to be enough:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/29/scores-of-school-workers-want-gun-training.html
Scores of school workers want gun trainingBy John Futty (jfutty@dispatch.com) The Columbus Dispatch Saturday December 29, 2012 7:11 AM
More than 450 teachers and other school employees from across Ohio have applied for 24 spots in a free firearms-training program being offered by the Buckeye Firearms Association.
“We’re pleasantly surprised, but it’s not shocking,” Ken Hanson, legal chairman for the association, said yesterday of the response since the group began taking applications on its website 10 days ago. “The demand has been there for quite some time.”
The issue of arming school employees to protect students has been “on the radar” of school boards in Ohio for several years, he said, but the organization decided to launch its training program after the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.
“That was the breaking point,” he said. “We decided it’s time to quit talking about it and move forward.”
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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55534344-78/class-utah-concealed-teachers.html.csp
More than 150 Utah teachers, school workers go to gun class
Utah school employees who come to the free session say a gun would help them feel safer.
By lisa schencker
| The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Dec 27 2012 04:49 pm • Last Updated Dec 28 2012 11:10 am
More than 150 Utah teachers and school workers took time off from their winter breaks Thursday to attend a free class on how to carry concealed weapons and respond to mass violence such as the recent shooting in a Connecticut elementary school.
<!-- Counter 1--> It’s a course that’s been offered to Utah educators for more than a decade, but Thursday it attracted about 10 times as many people as usual, said Clark Aposhian, an instructor with Fairwarning Training and a chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, which hosted the class with OPSGEAR. Aposhian said organizers had to turn away about 40 or 50 people for lack of space.
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http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/29/scores-of-school-workers-want-gun-training.html
Scores of school workers want gun trainingBy John Futty (jfutty@dispatch.com) The Columbus Dispatch Saturday December 29, 2012 7:11 AM
More than 450 teachers and other school employees from across Ohio have applied for 24 spots in a free firearms-training program being offered by the Buckeye Firearms Association.
“We’re pleasantly surprised, but it’s not shocking,” Ken Hanson, legal chairman for the association, said yesterday of the response since the group began taking applications on its website 10 days ago. “The demand has been there for quite some time.”
The issue of arming school employees to protect students has been “on the radar” of school boards in Ohio for several years, he said, but the organization decided to launch its training program after the Dec. 14 shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.
“That was the breaking point,” he said. “We decided it’s time to quit talking about it and move forward.”
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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55534344-78/class-utah-concealed-teachers.html.csp
More than 150 Utah teachers, school workers go to gun class
Utah school employees who come to the free session say a gun would help them feel safer.
By lisa schencker
| The Salt Lake Tribune
First Published Dec 27 2012 04:49 pm • Last Updated Dec 28 2012 11:10 am
More than 150 Utah teachers and school workers took time off from their winter breaks Thursday to attend a free class on how to carry concealed weapons and respond to mass violence such as the recent shooting in a Connecticut elementary school.
<!-- Counter 1--> It’s a course that’s been offered to Utah educators for more than a decade, but Thursday it attracted about 10 times as many people as usual, said Clark Aposhian, an instructor with Fairwarning Training and a chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, which hosted the class with OPSGEAR. Aposhian said organizers had to turn away about 40 or 50 people for lack of space.
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