Last night, Colorado House Democrats on the State Affairs Committee killed a bill that would have allowed teachers to conceal carry in schools. The left just about lost its mind over this bill, making it seem like Republicans wanted to force teachers to carry guns. That’s just silly and the media should call the left out on its misinformation campaign. The bill failed (no surprise) on a party line vote – 6-3.
Nonetheless, the left ignored pleas by victims of perhaps the best-known school shooting, Columbine, which happened right here in Colorado. Colorado Politics reporter Joey Bunch shared one Columbine survivor’s emotional testimony asking that teachers who choose and who are trained be allowed to carry guns to defend themselves and their classrooms against mentally ill murderers, like at Parkland last week.
Another #Columbine survivor testifies in favor of @PatrickForCO‘s #guns-in-schools bill: “I sat there waiting for someone to stop what was going on. I sat in that library and listening to people being murdered.” #coleg #copolitics
— Joey Bunch (@joeybunch) February 21, 2018
Wow. The sponsor of the bill, House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, attended Columbine at the time of the massacre. When talking about his bill, this is what he said:
.@PatrickForCO on his #guns-in-schools bill: “Only in exceptional cases does law enforcement show up early enough to stop a murder. People under attack can’t wait on police. The data shows they’ll likely be dead.” #copolitics #coleg
— Joey Bunch (@joeybunch) February 21, 2018
What’s the harm in simply allowing a teacher to carry? The vast majority won’t, but those that do will be trained. Remember folks, don’t listen to the victims or experts, Democrats know best when it comes to restricting freedoms.