“I hate to break it to Jones, but gun control is one of the hallmarks of fascism.”
Democrats and gun control advocates engaged in such a full-throated freakout after the Tennessee House approved an armed school staff bill on Tuesday afternoon that I had to go back and re-read the legislation just to make sure I didn’t miss something. Did the legislation require teachers to be armed? Did it mandate every school district in the state adopt the policy? Did it allow for teachers and staff to start carrying a gun on the clock without any knowledge of how firearms work?
No, no, and no. Under the terms of the bill, which is now on its way to Gov. Bill Lee, districts can decide whether they want to allow for armed school staff, who will have to volunteer, be vetted, and undergo 40 hours of training at their own expense if they want to carry a firearm while they’re on the job. Based on the incoherent rage from the anti-gunners, however, you’d think the bill was forcing every teacher and staffer including the lunch ladies to strap on a pistol before the first bell rings.
The bill was passed just over a year after the Covenant school shooting when a former student killed three students and three adults. It was strongly objected to by Democrats and gun control activists, who made a scene in the state Capitol building.
“Blood. On. Your. Hands,” the crowd in the gallery shouted, brandishing protest signs.
By Cam Edwards
