Reverse Stance on Teachers with Guns

CBS 2 Chicago ^

[Stew Padasso]

Reverse Stance on Teachers with Guns

Oct 29, 2003 2:30 pm US/Central CHICAGO (CBS/AP) Republican U.S. Senate candidate Steven Rauschenberger said he's changed his mind about allowing some teachers who are trained to use firearms to carry concealed weapons in their classrooms.

Rauschenberger said in an open letter sent Tuesday to supporters that after consulting with law enforcement officials and educators, guns do not belong in classrooms.

"I have concluded that the risks of having a loaded gun in a classroom outweigh any possible benefits," Rauschenberger said. "As such, I do not support legislation that would allow teachers to carry guns in classrooms."

In an interview with a Chicago radio station that aired Sept. 28, Rauschenberger said he supported legislation that permitted people who were trained to use firearms and had a criminal and psychological background check to carry concealed weapons if they worked in dangerous situations, including classrooms in crime-ridden neighborhoods.

Rauschenberger, a 10-year state senator from Elgin, is among at least seven people who have announced their candidacy for the Republican nomination to replace GOP Sen. Peter Fitzgerald.

At least eight Democrats are seeking their party's nomination for the seat.

[Stew Padasso]

Cowardly Republican.

[Travis McGee]

The Borg got to him, and sheeple-ized his brain.

[freedomcrusader]

What a nancy boy. If I got that letter as a supporter, I'd respond that I was no longer a supporter. No courage to those convictions.

[concerned about politics]

Maybe he's giving the teachers union a taste of their own medicine.
How do they feel being disarmed around crimminals? Does it feel comfortable? Huh? Huh? Do they still believe in gun control when THEIR butts are at risk?

[Puppage]

I have concluded that the risks of having a loaded gun in a classroom outweigh any possible benefits,"

Really? Why don't you ask the students of Pearl,MS? Or, perhaps the students at the Appalachian Law School how they feel about it. In BOTH cases guns in the hands of LAW ABIDING citizens SAVED lives.

But, why let FACTS get in the way of your feelings?

[Stew Padasso]

...to the point of sacrificing a discussion of self defense for electability. Pathetic.

[Stew Padasso]

He is pandering and looking to get elected. There is no waffling back to allowing guns after the debate has been shut down like this. He has made up his mind after talking with LE and educators (how nice).

[Stew Padasso]

ping

[FourPeas]

That's funny, I've never heard of a woman named Steven before. Obviously it can't be a man, it doesn't have the proper equipment.

[Abe Froman]

I'm sure the teacher's union got to him (why the teacher's union opposes armed teachers is beyond me, however.)

[white trash redneck]

Cowardly Republican

The only kind that can be elected in Illinois.

[Shooter 2.5]

That's thought. It would be fun to give the teacher's a dose of their own medicine. The only problem is I wonder how many anti's would have carried?

[Oztrich Boy]

"These are not the 'droids I want"

[neverdem]

"The only kind that can be elected in Illinois."

Bingo

[hattend]

"I have concluded that the risks of having a loaded gun in a classroom outweigh any possible benefits,"

Tell it to the dead teachers and students of Columbine.