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Liberty wrote:Why should any school teacher be denied the right to defend themselves. ... Seems strange to me we can trust teachers with our chldrens minds, but we can't trust them with a gun.

Excellent point.

I've said before that if I were king for a day, I would wipe out chapter 46 of the penal code.

The problem is that we live in a roughly democratic system, and the public reaction to allowing any gun anywhere is too much for some of our fellow citizens to handle. Removing the restriction on colleges and universities woud be a good first step.

- Jim

anygunanywhere wrote:School must be defined, and college is not school.

PC §46.03 actually says "educational institution."

I agree that it should be defined, preferably to public elementary and high schools. Private schools can post 30.06 if they wish.

This would be a very hard sell politically. I can't see it happening in the near future.

- Jim

stevie_d_64 wrote:Creating law where some classes of citizens are allowed to carry in situations where others of equal qualifications and status are not, just because of a uniform, in this case, is something I do not agree with...

I agree. Someone who is in the military has no particular training in carrying a weapon in the civilian environment. A person who is "active duty military" could be a communications technician or medical personnel who hasn't touched a weapon since basic training.

When the CHL was first debated, people were afraid that CHL holders would "go off" in certain situations, so we got all the prohibited places in 46.035. I think the 12-year history of CHL holders now shows that they are unnecessary. (Does anyone honestly think a CHL holder is going to try to spring a prisoner from jail?)

- Jim

Most likely local regulations are invalid and would be found so in court, if anyone were arrested and tried.

It doesn't seem to happen. Either CHL holders are being careful or municipalities aren't serious about enforcement.

Schools are a special case. The legislature has made schools off-limits unless the local authorities give permission, and the local authorities do not.

- Jim