Lawmakers in at least five states say they will consider laws to allow teachers and administrators to carry firearms at school.
Supporters say it's a good way to protect children. But critics fear gun-carrying teachers could do more harm than good.
In tiny Wichita Falls, Texas, the Harrold Independent School District allows teachers with concealed handgun licenses to carry guns in the classroom.
The policy dates back to 2007. Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt said he believes it has and will prevent a school shooting.
"My goal is that if someone comes in and tries to hurt my little ones that they are killed," Thweatt said.
One student said, "I like it because it kind of makes me feel safer because it's Harrold - we don't have a police station here."
Since the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings in Newtown, Conn., some members of Congress have begun pushing this solution: arm teachers as a first line of defense.
They believe such a plan could have saved lives in Newtown.
"I wish to God she had had an M-4 in her office locked up," Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said.
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/December/Texas-Town-Allows-Teachers-to-Carry-Concealed-Guns/
Supporters say it's a good way to protect children. But critics fear gun-carrying teachers could do more harm than good.
In tiny Wichita Falls, Texas, the Harrold Independent School District allows teachers with concealed handgun licenses to carry guns in the classroom.
The policy dates back to 2007. Harrold ISD Superintendent David Thweatt said he believes it has and will prevent a school shooting.
"My goal is that if someone comes in and tries to hurt my little ones that they are killed," Thweatt said.
One student said, "I like it because it kind of makes me feel safer because it's Harrold - we don't have a police station here."
Since the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings in Newtown, Conn., some members of Congress have begun pushing this solution: arm teachers as a first line of defense.
They believe such a plan could have saved lives in Newtown.
"I wish to God she had had an M-4 in her office locked up," Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, said.
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2012/December/Texas-Town-Allows-Teachers-to-Carry-Concealed-Guns/