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(33,080 posts) Fri Mar 8, 2013, 02:35 PM Mar 2013

South Dakota Law Will Allow Guns in Classrooms [View all]

Source: NYT

Gov. Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota on Friday signed into law a bill that would allow teachers to carry guns in the classroom.

While some other states have provisions in their gun laws that make it possible for teachers to be armed, South Dakota is believed to be the first state to pass a law that specifically allows teachers to carry firearms.

About two dozen states have proposed similar bills since the shootings in December at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., but all of them have stalled.

Supporters say that the measure signed by Mr. Daugaard, a Republican, is important in a rural state like South Dakota, where some schools are many miles away from emergency responders.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/09/us/south-dakota-gun-law-classrooms.html

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South Dakota Law Will Allow Guns in Classrooms [View all] alp227 Mar 2013 OP

What could possibly go wrong? Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #1

why handguns, I think hand gernades would more of a deterent. olddad56 Mar 2013 #59

hmm, how to handle severely stressed out teachers with 30 maniacs tormenting them daily... unblock Mar 2013 #2

If you truly feel that way you should... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #4

well i suppose you're entitled to misinterpret my post any way you care to. unblock Mar 2013 #5

I believe the poster has a justified lack of respect for guns, not teachers. nt valerief Mar 2013 #28

That's some low-grade bullshit you're shoveling RiverNoord Mar 2013 #42

So these teachers who "aren't so particularly balanced"... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #47

That's happened before. Neoma Mar 2013 #50

Does anyone think that George Zimmerman RiverNoord Mar 2013 #60

Isn't it uncomfortable walking around with your panties in a bunch all day? Bay Boy Mar 2013 #3

Back to your comic books. russspeakeasy Mar 2013 #6

That's kind of freaky... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #62

Yeah, it is ! russspeakeasy Mar 2013 #65

and that rock donquijoterocket Mar 2013 #8

I have one that keeps tigers away. Aerows Mar 2013 #64

whether teachers carry concealed weapons or not isn't going to prevent the next whacko. olddad56 Mar 2013 #10

It's been done before. Jenoch Mar 2013 #29

You'd need donquijoterocket Mar 2013 #11

or they might accidentally shoot themselves or someone else noiretextatique Mar 2013 #12

"Lazarus, come forth!" apocalypsehow Mar 2013 #13

For anyone who is missing the point ... Nihil Mar 2013 #71

'blood will run in the streets'. AlbertCat Mar 2013 #18

Which of those had anything to do with CCW? N/T beevul Mar 2013 #19

Which of those had anything to do with CCW? AlbertCat Mar 2013 #20

And red herrings and disingenuous references to events unrelated to the discussion at hand... beevul Mar 2013 #66

See? AlbertCat Mar 2013 #67

I'm sure Adam Lanza took time to make sure that none of the teachers were armed KamaAina Mar 2013 #21

Lanza killed himself Jenoch Mar 2013 #31

How many people? And with what type of guns? KamaAina Mar 2013 #41

No, I am not. Jenoch Mar 2013 #43

Lanza killed himself AlbertCat Mar 2013 #68

Dude, the blood is running in the streets. 30,000 gun deaths a year. Warren Stupidity Mar 2013 #22

Another possibility mokawanis Mar 2013 #26

Not any more than you chewing on yours. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #57

How many times will we see this...gun goes off in school.... Historic NY Mar 2013 #7

Liability? mainstreetonce Mar 2013 #9

The gun did not "go off". ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #27

Well I was going to say an attempt to make him macho he goes out and gets ... Historic NY Mar 2013 #36

Chances are it was a Glock. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #37

It has to be a conscious decision to put your finger in or on the trigger.... Historic NY Mar 2013 #38

Thus the ongoing investigation.... ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #61

Not when the gun's falling and you grab it Blandocyte Mar 2013 #72

Doesn't surprise me coming from that part of the country Brayshawna Williams Mar 2013 #14

Nice CokeMachine Mar 2013 #24

I visited the Rapid City/Mt Rushmore areas back in summer 2008 alp227 Mar 2013 #30

You lost me CokeMachine Mar 2013 #44

But different regions DO have different demographics primavera Mar 2013 #48

Hate to burst your bubble but that sign is a joke and gift shops.... prairierose Mar 2013 #51

At least the "regional bigots" got interrupted from their Florida duties. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #52

Yes! This is way better than..... AlbertCat Mar 2013 #15

Huh? Don't tell me you really don't understand the point they are trying to make. Jenoch Mar 2013 #32

Don't tell me you really don't understand the point they are trying to make. AlbertCat Mar 2013 #69

Where has ANYONE Jenoch Mar 2013 #70

Arithmetic: Crazy shooter bursts into classroom, kills gun totin' teacher, now has 2 guns Blandocyte Mar 2013 #16

When the first teacher kills a student or two, timdog44 Mar 2013 #17

This is bizarre obama2terms Mar 2013 #23

<cough> Trained policeman? <cough> slackmaster Mar 2013 #25

There are already 10K> armed LEOs in U.S. schools. Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #53

OMG! Rosa Luxemburg Mar 2013 #33

It's way too sad for teachers to carry guns. reteachinwi Mar 2013 #34

Agreed. And occaisionally... Bay Boy Mar 2013 #63

I will never teach in the States again! Nanjing to Seoul Mar 2013 #35

If I had kids . . . Brigid Mar 2013 #39

... reteachinwi Mar 2013 #40

Thinking back to some of the teachers I had in school... union_maid Mar 2013 #45

I imagine my timid literature teacher in a shootout Blandocyte Mar 2013 #73

Gets crazier sounding the more I think about it. n/t Blandocyte Mar 2013 #46

in BOTH classrooms?? underpants Mar 2013 #49

Insanity reigns. nt valerief Mar 2013 #54

heres whats wrong with this picture olddots Mar 2013 #55

Just curious, does anyone know if there has ever been a shooting in a school in SD? olddad56 Mar 2013 #56

found one olddad56 Mar 2013 #58