Some Maryland teachers taking firearms training

sgt23preston said:

I'm reasonably sure that it IS true in Baltimore City & Baltimore County or I wouldn't have written it...

I can't prove it but it has been repeatedly written in the Sun Papers in recent years..?

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Name Taken said:

In Baltimore City it certainly is.

The Baltimore City School Police are not allowed to carry in the schools. They are armed when off campus...go figure.

They went to the legislation last year to get it fixed in the law and it got shot down due to poor timing of School Police being in the news for theft, assaults, and other issues.

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It is the intent of the Baltimore School Police that its sworn members are properly qualified with firearms they are permitted to carry and/or use in the performance of their official duties.

School based personnel whose permanent or temporary assignment is at a school or on school property may carry a firearm on the premises of the school to which the officer is assigned before or after regular school hours on school days and on days other than school days.

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Norton said:

The current policy manual authorizes them to carry on and off duty. That's not to say that city council hasn't suspended those powers, but the current manual explicitly permits it.

Other police officers most certainly can carry on school grounds.

http://www.baltimorecityschools.org...10_FirearmsDirectivesAndProcedures_042413.pdf

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sgt23preston said:

I have written to the Baltimore County School Resource Officers Public Relations Officer requesting the official position on Carrying their Firearm in School during their normal day to day activities...

I hope to have a formal response on Monday..?

I'll post it as soon as I get it...

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sgt23preston said:

I have written to the Baltimore County School Resource Officers Public Relations Officer requesting the official position on Carrying their Firearm in School during their normal day to day activities...



I hope to have a formal response on Monday..?



I'll post it as soon as I get it...

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Some groups think that people are fundamentally flawed.

They think that the ordinary citizen is dangerous and only government employees should be empowered.

Only firefighters should use a fire extinguisher. Only EMTs should perform first aid. Only the police should use force to stop an attack. These groups say that trained school staff should never be armed and that the role of a good citizen is to step back and wait until government officials arrive to do their job. Some teachers said they could never protect students because they might do something wrong and might injure an innocent person by mistake.

Their dystopian vision is easy to describe, yet I still find their claims unbelievable. My friends who are firefighters taught me how to use a fire extinguisher. My doctor told me to learn first aid and CPR. Policemen told me I should take the required classes so I can be legally armed in public. They told me to do what I can until help arrives.

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sgt23preston said:

Good luck with that...

Cops who work in the schools are NOT ALLOWED TO CARRY...

The training is a good idea, HOWEVER the only approved defensive weapons allowed are BIC PENS & apples...

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