The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled school employees may carry guns on the job only if they have "satisfactorily completed an approved basic peace-officer training program" or have "20 years experience as a peace officer." [More]
So the law needs to be changed?
But three of the four in the Republican majority dissented, with the most cogent observation being:
"By a plain reading, R.C. 109.78(D) does not prohibit Madison Local from authorizing school staff employed in nonsecurity-related positions to legally carry weapons on school property without having to satisfy the peace officer-training requirements".
That means if some maniac decides to take advantage of the "gun-free zones" and slaughter children, blood will be on the hands of the three Democrats (no surprise there) and "Republican" Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, who is slated for mandatory retirement next year and doesn't have to worry about the "justices" in Ohio being elected.
[Via Lane]
"Republican majority" link is another self-referential link.
ReplyDelete"...if they have 'satisfactorily completed an approved basic peace-officer training program' or have '20 years experience as a peace officer.'"
ReplyDeleteI don't get it. Wouldn't an officer or former officer with just 1 year of experience have completed "basic peace-officer training?"
Anonymous: Yes, but a former officer with 18 years of experience may not have, because it wasn't offered that long ago, or because it lacked the official approval then.
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