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So are the opponents of school carry arrogant or just plain stupid?

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Lorimor:
I mean really, i see the exact same arguments used by the same people who opposed CCW in Nebraska.  Their predictions haven't come true yet they persist with the same doom n' gloom nattering. 

Do these people REALLY think they have any credibility left?  Why should anyone listen to them?

Arrogance or stupidity, I can't decide which.

HuskerXDM:
Ignorance.  Virtually everyone I've talked to about this proposal (I'm an elementary teacher and CCW permit holder) thinks this bill would allow just any teacher to carry a gun to school... that the weapon would be used for student discipline... and that modern handguns just go off at random times.... that a renegade teacher would shoot students reaching for cell phones... I'm actually embarrassed by the level of "thinking" in my coworkers.  I find my most effective reply has been, "Ok, then I get to pick which Constitutional right of yours to take away..."  That will usually get them to shut-up for a moment enough for me to explain what the bill actually allows, what a person has to go through to get a CCW permit, and that I would not be school security or have a pistol openly on my hip at school.

NE Bull:
I feel for ya, I tried to open discussion at work also, and I just end up so frustrated over the ignorance that I just "whatever" and walk away. Folks can be so closed minded, that open debates are just impossible these days.

Dan W:
I note that they all feel it is perfectly acceptable to be protected by armed police in the schools, all the while shouting  how bad it is to have a weapon in a school. 
 

HuskerXDM:
I've actually had two discussions about this with students in my class.  I find 5th graders to be more thoughtful in their discussion than all but one of the adults I've talked to about this.  Obviously, and for the record, I did not impose my viewpoint on the kids that asked about the bill, I just asked them questions to think about.  For example one girl said there shouldn't be any guns anywhere.  I responded, "Do you think criminals would obey a law like that?"   At least they listened to my questions and understood there was another viewpoint.  I also used it as an opportunity for a little history lesson on the founding of our country.  I enjoyed those couple of conversations more than most lessons I teach.

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