Guns already allowed in schools with little restriction in many states

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With the debate over gun violence reshaped by the shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school last month, lawmakers across the country are pushing proposals to arm teachers in the classroom. But many of them may be wasting their time.

More than a third of the states already allow teachers and other adults to carry guns to school. In most cases, all you need is the equivalent of a note from the principal — you usually don't even need law enforcement approval.

NBC News reviewed the firearms and education laws in all 50 states and found that 18 of them allow adults to have a loaded gun on school grounds, usually as long as they have written permission.

That's for pretty much any reason; the list doesn't include states that generally ban guns but carve out narrow exceptions for specific activities like safety demonstrations or military formations and parades.

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/14/16468754-guns-already-allowed-in-schools-with-little-restriction-in-many-states?lite

[Old Codger]

1. Oregon

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Bans guns in school unless you have a concealed carry permit.

[Recursion]

2. I wonder how often that's done

For that matter it would good to have some hard data on the number of guns actually in schools, legally and illegally.

[KurtNYC]

3. If only there had been an armed guard at Columbine...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/columbine-armed-guards_n_2347096.html

[Lurks Often]

4. The police officer assigned to the school was off site when the shooting started

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/columbine.cd/Pages/DEPUTIES_TEXT.htm