Teachers in the town Clarksville, Arkansas will be packing heat around school when students return to the classroom this August. The move is aimed at increasing security at local educational institutions amid a wave of US school shootings.
More than 20 teachers, administrators and other staff will receive 9 mm handguns as the Clarksville administration took advantage of a little-known Arkansas law, which allows licensed, armed security guards on campus.
The school employees taking part in the program will undergo 53 hours of training to be certified as guards. Signs will be posted at each school about the armed staff, but the identities of educators carrying weapons will be kept secret .... http://rt.com
