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Brady Campaign on TX school district allowing armed teachers

Posted by David Hardy · 19 August 2008 05:18 PM

Press release here. Of course, they're opposed.

I wonder if they see the incongruity of one section of their press release, considering that they pushed "gun free school zones" on the claim they were needed to protect children:

"“It is a myth that ‘gun-free schools’ somehow make our children more vulnerable,” said Brady Center President Paul Helmke. “In fact, America’s schools are some of the safest places for them to be. As Gary Kleck, a researcher frequently cited by the gun lobby, has noted, ‘both gun carrying and gun violence are … phenomena almost entirely confined to the world outside schools.’ Less than 1% of school-age victims of homicide are killed on school grounds or on the way to or from school."

4 Comments | Leave a comment

AntiCitizenOne | August 19, 2008 5:48 PM | Reply

tinyurl...tinyurl...tinyurl...

sgtlmj | August 19, 2008 7:15 PM | Reply

Nowhere do they mention that this was enacted by this particular school system a year ago and they have already gone through a school year with no bloodshed. The media just picked this up and Brady is acting like it is something new.

Ellgee | August 19, 2008 8:01 PM | Reply

I love how they say it doesn't comply with state law.

Texas law specifically states that right-to-carry license holders may carry in schools with permission of administrators.

Bob S. | August 20, 2008 11:13 AM | Reply

I love the Brady Campaign's inherent "honesty" in how they package the story. The local paper put the statement on the front page with the details buried on page 4....how many people do you think actually read the whole article?

If they did read the whole article, they people would see the law mentioned only deals with people employed as security needing to be a commissioned officer....any lawyer should have been able to point out that didn't apply.

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