{"id":1297,"date":"2007-09-11T04:24:24","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T09:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=1297"},"modified":"2007-09-10T19:00:15","modified_gmt":"2007-09-11T00:00:15","slug":"test-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=1297","title":{"rendered":"Test Case"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Medford, Oregon teacher is filing a test case<\/a> against a school district’s power to bar teachers with carry permits from bringing their guns to school for their, and their students’, protection:<\/p>\n

There is a state statute that prohibits local governments – including school boards – from restricting possession of firearms by concealed firearm permit holders,” Leuenberger said.<\/p>\n

Leuenberger said the teacher wishes to remain anonymous and he will list her name as “Jane Doe” in the complaint. When contacted by the Mail Tribune, the teacher said she wants anonymity because she fears for her and her daughter’s safety.<\/p>\n

Leuenberger said the woman has divorced her husband and obtained a restraining order against him.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A woman in danger<\/em>!\u00a0 Why, there are non-profit foundations who deal with that sort of thing!\u00a0 Surely a woman <\/em>who wants to empower herself against abuse<\/em> should rate some trust from the system.<\/p>\n

No?<\/p>\n

No!<\/p>\n

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The woman contacted the lawyer and the Oregon Firearms Federation after school officials approached her about rumors that she was carrying a weapon. Schools attorney Tim Gerking [Hahahaha! – Ed<\/em>]\u00a0said the teacher denied the accusation, but officials reminded her about the district policy.<\/p>\n

“It’s our responsibility to provide a safe learning environment for our students and a safe working environment for our employees,” Gerking said in an interview late last week. “We feel that would not be fostered by allowing folks, whether they have the authority or not, to bring weapons onto campus, in particular firearms – loaded firearms.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Yes.\u00a0 Because goodness knows what might happen<\/a> if a law-abiding citizen had a gun on campus.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Starrett, executive director of the firearms federation, said he had been looking for a case like this one so he could challenge schools’ prohibition of firearms.<\/p>\n

“We were approached by the individual because she had been threatened by the school district,” Starrett said. “It was just a perfect opportunity for us to get some judicial resolution to this.”<\/p>\n

Though the Medford teacher wants the gun to protect herself from an ex-husband, Starrett said armed teachers could prevent school shootings.<\/p>\n

“I worry about people being gunned down like dogs because they’ve been denied the right to have their self-defense firearm,” Starrett said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nah.\u00a0 Could never happen.\u00a0 Didn’t you hear, Mr. Starrett?\u00a0 Schools are gun-free!<\/p>\n

(Via John LaPlante<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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