Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announces he signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools.

[Nevilledog]

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announces he signed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools.

REPORTER: "After the Dayton shooting, members of the crowd said 'do something.' Do you feel what you're doing today is exactly what those people intended?"

DEWINE: "I don't know."


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12:15 PM · Jun 13, 2022

Unbelievably believable.

[SheltieLover]

1. Yikes!

[dem4decades]

2. Can they practice their quick draw in front of their students?

They might like that.

[cbabe]

3. Time for unions to say hell no.

[Probatim]

4. At least he can say he did something.

Utterly useless and likely dangerous, but it's more than thoughts and prayers.

Dumbass.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Still the worst idea since school shootings started...

GET RID OF THE GUNS!

Much more difficult and expensive now that we've allowed gun manufacturers and nuts to control the discussion and sales.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Shooters won't have to buy guns, they can just steal one already in school /nt

[RKP5637]

7. Some of my friends that were top notch teachers have quit teaching. They have said the educational

environment in the US is really getting too far F'ed up.

[onecaliberal]

8. Stupidity reigns. How long before someone gets it and holds his teachers/classmates

Hostage or worse?

[LiberalFighter]

9. Can those same teachers carry a gun if the governor visits the school?

[Guilded Lilly]

10. "I don't know". I do. Gigantic mistake.

[llmart]

11. What an ass.

Ohio should be embarrassed.

[Ms. Toad]

12. Hmm . . . I'll have to consider symbolically surrendering my teaching certificate.

I'm one of a minority of teachers who has a permanent teaching certificate. I haven't used it since 1989 - and don't plan to - expecially now that there is a chance my peers will be carrying. I'll have to think through whether there is any benefit to a symbolic action.

[LuckyCharms]

13. Arming teachers is the stupidest fucking idea ever dreamed up.

[Cosmocat]

24. YEP

NM

[dalton99a]

14. Spare the AR-15 and spoil the student

[AngryOldDem]

15. Absolutely LIED to the people of Dayton.

BTW, Dayton’s mayor, Nan Whaley, is running against him.

[FarPoint]

18. I sure hope she goes for the gusto!

I'm ready to advance beyond the elite right wing in Ohio....

[AngryOldDem]

20. She is a very cool lady.

[FarPoint]

21. Oh yes....

I adore her...I live in Dayton/ Clayton area ....

She can be savvy.....

[VGNonly]

16. DeWine: Milquetoast

He isn't a hard-nose RWner, but he will do almost anything to please the fascist elements Ohio. If a teacher will not carry weapon, how long before said teacher will be harassed by RW goons? Eventually all teachers will have to submit.

My niece is a teacher in Ohio, she will quit before carry weapons.

[FarPoint]

22. All the teachers I know won't carry!

2 of my teacher friends teach the Autistic children...one teaches in Kettering the other in Huber Heights Ohio. You just can't have a gun in this classroom...ever!

[blueinredohio]

17. "I don't know" typical DeSwine.

Stupid as hell but probably will be re-elected.

[AngryOldDem]

19. All they need is 24 HOURS of training.

If I had kids of school age and lived in Ohio, I’d be looking into homeschooling.

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/13/1104570419/ohio-dewine-guns-teachers

The new law dramatically reduces the amount of training a teacher must undergo before they can carry a gun in a school safety zone. Instead of more than 700 hours of training that's currently required, school staff who want to be armed would get training that "shall not exceed" 24 hours, House Bill 99 states.

🤦?♀️

[IngridsLittleAngel]

23. This will end badly...

Not that we expected otherwise from the QOP.

How long until a teacher snaps and shoots up their own classroom?

How long until someone manages to ambush and overpower their teacher to get the gun, then use it to shoot up the school?

As fucking usual, instead of taking a look at gun control, the solution to the gun problem is... more guns. Stupid qult fuckers... That's like fighting cancer by causing more cancer.

Honestly, DeSwine... Doing nothing would've been a better option than this.

America is a gun.

[orleans]

25. obviously/ i don't pay attention to dewine very much

i thought he was kind of level headed (i guess that was my impression / take away from interviews & news clips of him during lockdown, back to school, mask wearing, etc)

i was wrong.

he's a fucking nut

[NCLefty]

26. They will carry equivalent weaponry (AR-15) and wear full body armor to stand a chance too, right?

How long does it take to change into full body armor, anyway?

[struggle4progress]

27. Handgun versus large magazine semi-automatic! Who will win?