Not all teachers are following the unarmed teachers narrative.
Via News Herald:
Top Gun Shooting Sports Inc. in Taylor is offering free gun safety classes to school employees in wake of the deadly Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida.
When Michael Barbour, owner of Top Gun, posted the opportunity on his shooting range’s Facebook page on the evening of March 1, he had no idea how quickly people would sign up. And he certainly didn’t expect the number of people who responded.
What started out as a plan to give 24 teachers and school administrators a one-time free course in basic handgun training and one free concealed pistol license training quickly turned into 339 spots being reserved as of March 11.
The notion of arming teachers has been heavily debated in recent weeks and Barbour said the response he received shows there definitely is some interest in the idea.
“I did this because every news media story out, there was a superintendent, a principal, a teacher, a teacher’s union rep, whatever, saying they’ve got their finger on the pulse of these teachers and there’s not one of them that wants this,” he said. “All of them think it’s a bad idea and everything, but somehow I post a free class and all of a sudden, I’ve got almost 350 different training spots that we’ve opened up.”
He designated more free classes to help fill the demand. The first basic handgun class for school employees, which includes the same material as Top Gun’s other basic handgun classes with the addition of letting school employees shoot a .22 Ruger pistol on the range, was held March 11 and was expanded to include 36 people.
“It’s kind of mind-blowing to be honest with you,” he said. “It’s just kind of crazy, when everybody’s out there portraying that no teachers want this.”