Arming Kingsburg teachers gets an A+
Thumbs up to the Kingsburg school board trustees for allowing school teachers to carry firearms.
Every school in the U.S. should follow suit to give the gun-toting assassins the message that they should think twice before entering a campus. I trust the teachers will receive proper gun-safety instructions and target practice; that’s why students and parents shouldn’t be concerned about armed school teachers. In fact, they should feel safe, because it would be like having a police officer in the classroom.
The gun absolutely belongs in the classroom where they may have to use it at any given moment – not in a locker. Keep in mind that no gunman is going to wait for the teacher to fetch the gun from a locker. The teachers should also exercise safety precautions by keeping the gun concealed, not exposed in a holster where anybody can grab it.
I hope and pray that no school teacher will ever be forced to use the weapon. My very best wishes to the Kingsburg school teachers and school board.
Alex Rubalcava, Fresno
This story was originally published April 23, 2016 at 3:35 AM with the headline "Arming Kingsburg teachers gets an A+."