Concealed Weapons Should Be Allowed In Schools

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The idea of someone carrying a firearm on any educational campus can cause a debate in most groups. The arguments for either side are mostly opinionated with skewed facts. Today, everyone will be introduced to a new concept by compromise and proven methods. The idea of every legal person can carry on educational campuses can be accomplished with the implementation of proper training. The training standards for concealed carry license should be standard, with additional training for specialized locations. There is training for active shooter situations every school, the issue is the ability to execute the plan. With the proper style of training every campus in the United States could be safer and operate with less fear among the students, staff and faculty Keywords: Firearms Training, Campus, School, Concealed Carry Firearms on …show more content…

At this point there is some type of requirement to carry a concealed weapon legally. If a concealed carry license (CCL) was to be compared to a driver’s license it would make things easier for comparison. A driver’s license only allows a person to drive a basic vehicle, a CCL allows a person to carry a concealed weapon in most places. If someone wanted to drive a tractor-trailer, bulldozer or even a school bus there is a special license endorsement for that. Why can the same concept not be done for concealed carry? If certain training is completed and tested, a concealed carry holder would be able to receive an endorsement for carry in certain places. The Faster Saves Lives organization has a program called FASTER (Faculty / Administrator Safety Training & Emergency Response), which provides a three day class with twenty-six hours of hands-on training for Ohio school personnel (www.fastersaveslives.org/about). FASTER was designed after Ohio law gave school boards the ability to authorize staff to carry firearms

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