Ironically, in order to protect the students, some folks are calling for more gun control.
Wanting to take guns off the streets, they may, instead, find themselves supporting laws putting them in the schools.
Here is a list of states that conditionally permit guns in schools:
Alabama (which bans possessing a weapon on school grounds only if the carrier has “intent to do bodily harm”).
California (with approval of the superintendent).
Connecticut (with approval of “school officials”).
Hawaii (no specific law).
Idaho (with school trustees' approval).
Iowa (with “authorization”).
Kentucky (with school board approval).
Massachusetts (with approval of the school board or principal).
Mississippi (with school board approval).
Montana (with school trustees' permission).
New Hampshire (ban applies only to pupils, not adults).
New Jersey (with approval from the school's “governing officer”)
New York (with the school's approval).
Oregon (with school board approval).
Rhode Island (with a state concealed weapons permit).
Texas (with the school's permission).
Utah (with approval of the “responsible school administrator”).
Wyoming (as long as it's not concealed).
Mr. Laase may be contacted at GMLaase@aol.com
