School Prohibits Teacher From Carrying Licensed Gun

Schools continue to be well-known "gun-free zones," which tells the "bad guys" there will be no opposition if they want to go onto the school campus and shoot someone with their illegal guns. Yes, there might be a uniformed cop who has a gun, but he's easily dispensed with because he's in uniform and cannot ALWAYS be "alert," every minute. Teachers, however, if they were allowed to be armed, may, or may not be armed. The assailant has no way of knowing which one WILL be armed. This particular teacher has good reason to want to be armed. Her ex-husband, against whom she has a piece of paper called a "restraining order" for whatever good THAT does, is an eminent danger to her and everybody around her. Even if she hired an armed bodyguard, he wouldn't be allowed to take his gun on campus, either. What stupidity! "The teacher, identified as 'Jane Doe' to protect her privacy, is licensed to carry a concealed firearm under Oregon state statute. She is fearful for her safety, and that of her students, because of threats she has reportedly received from her ex-husband, against whom she has a restraining order. School officials are refusing to allow her to bring her gun on campus, despite Oregon law which appears to allow it. Anti-gun State Sen. Ginny Burdick (D-Portland) has vowed to introduce legislation that will exempt Oregon public schools from the state’s pre-emption law. 'This is a case where the issue seems crystal clear,' said SAF (Second Amendment Foundation) founder Alan Gottlieb. Here is a woman who has taken all the proper, legal steps for her own safety, and quite possibly the safety of her students and fellow teachers. Oregon’s pre-emption law appears to be on her side, and so are we.' " The next question here is, will she be murdered in her classroom while legislators fight over the question? Or will she get a stun-gun and use that? (Second Amendment Foundation, 9/28/07)