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Jumping Frog wrote:

jmra wrote:So, it would be perfectly fine for teachers to break the law and carry in schools as long as they don't get caught until they have to use the gun on an active shooter?
I have no doubt what the response would be on this forum if a teacher with a CHL was busted with a gun in school if there was not an active shooter, but somehow it all becomes ok once a shooter shows up?
I think some of us need to research situational ethics and see if that is a road we want to travel.

Well I have thought about "situational ethics".

I consider forcing an ordinary citizen who is not otherwise disqualified to be unable to defend themselves an immoral and improper law anyway. Self defense is a God-given right and last I checked he outranks Austin. So any teacher caught carrying while otherwise not doing anything illegal would get a pass from me if I was on a jury. Jury nullification is also a time-honored principle in which ordinary citizens can rule the legislature overstepped its bounds.

And if you want top continue down that road, you could include carrying in bars and other forbidden places.

That said, I am also a practical man who has weighed the trade-off between complying with certain laws I do not agree with and avoiding the risk of having adverse legal consequences. Generally, I will comply.

Jim Beaux wrote:

jmra wrote:So, it would be perfectly fine for teachers to break the law and carry in schools as long as they don't get caught until they have to use the gun on an active shooter?
I have no doubt what the response would be on this forum if a teacher with a CHL was busted with a gun in school if there was not an active shooter, but somehow it all becomes ok once a shooter shows up?
I think some of us need to research situational ethics and see if that is a road we want to travel.

You should try comparing apples to apples.

There is a difference between the duties, purpose & training of a soldier & those of a teacher. Disarming a soldier on duty is as outrageous as banning a teacher from talking in the classroom - both serve no logical purpose.