Considering the fallout that came from the Uvalde incident a few weeks back, some school districts aren’t taking any chances when it comes to protecting students during active shooter events.
This includes Madison County, North Carolina, as its school system recently approved putting AR-15 rifles in emergency safes on school grounds. Each of the six schools will provide limited access to the weapons just in case danger strikes.
Along with the rifles, Sheriff Buddy Harwood also noted, “We’ve also got breaching tools to go into those safes. We’ve got extra magazines with ammo in those safes.”
He noted that, “I do not want to have to run back out to the car to grab an AR, because that’s time lost. Hopefully we’ll, never need it, but I want my buys to be as prepared as prepared can be.”
To discuss this new initiative, we welcome a spokesperson from the 2nd Amendment Foundation to provide their perspective on the matter.
Q&A:
- How helpful will it be for select law-enforcing officers to have access to rifles already on the grounds, in an effort to avoid what took place in Uvalde a few weeks back? Sheriff Hardwood seems very optimistic in terms of its success.
- The schools are working closely with law enforcement when it comes to protecting and, if necessary, utilizing the weapons in case of an attack. Do you believe this could be a very effective plan in the long run? Are there any improvements that can be made later on?
- There are some that would argue against having AR-15’s and extra shells locked up in schools. But how important is it when it comes to safety?
- If you had the chance to speak to someone direct about their concerns over AR-15’s being locked up in safes at schools, what would you say?
- What do you think about other states picking up similar initiatives to this one, especially if this proves to be a great success?
- Where can we learn more about the Second Amendment Foundation and its members?
- Those interested can visit http://www.saf.org/.
Second Amendment Foundation spokespersons available to be your guest:
ABOUT CHRIS CHENG (In Pacific Time)
Chris Cheng serves on the advisory council to the Second Amendment Foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is the History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion and author of the book “Shoot to Win.” Cheng is an Asian D&I advocate in the gun community; a former Google employee who went from self-taught amateur to pro shooter.
ABOUT CAM EDWARDS (In Eastern Time)
Cam Edwards is the editor at Bearing Arms-dot-com and hosts the popular podcast Cam & Company that focuses on Second Amendment news and information. Cam is originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and has worked in radio, television, and online media for over two decades. He currently lives on a small farm with his family near Farmville, Virginia, and is a member of the board of Citizens Committee to Keep and Bear Arms.
ABOUT MARK WALTERS (in Eastern Time):
Mark Walters is a member of the board of directors for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. As a nationally syndicated host of two talk radio programs, Armed American Radio and Armed American Radio’s Daily Defense, Mark is heard on hundreds of stations weekly across the country. Mark is the co-founder of Armed American News and the recipient of the 2015 “Gun Rights Defender of the Year award.” In addition, Mark Walters is co-author of three books, including Lessons from Armed America, Lessons from Unarmed America, and Grilling While Armed.
ABOUT LEE WILLIAMS (In Eastern Time)
Lee Williams is also known as The Gun Writer and has been writing about the Second Amendment, firearms, the firearms industry, and the gun culture for more than ten years. He is the Chief Editor of the Second Amendment Foundation’s Investigative Reporting Project and is a frequent contributor to Ammoland News and Armed American Radio. In addition, Lee serves as a board member of Florida Carry, Inc. He was also an editor for a daily newspaper in Florida. Before becoming a newspaper editor, Lee was an investigative reporter in three states and a U.S. Territory. Before becoming a journalist, he worked as a police officer. Before becoming a cop, Lee served in the Army. Lee has earned more than a dozen national journalism awards as a reporter and three medals of valor as a police officer.
ABOUT DAVE WORKMAN (In Pacific Time):
Dave Workman is an award-winning career journalist and senior editor of TheGunMag.com. He writes for Liberty Park Press, Conservative Firing Line, and is communications director for the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. He has authored Op-Ed pieces in several major newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and co-authored seven books with Second Amendment Foundation Alan Gottlieb. Workman’s beat is firearms, from politics to the outdoors. He is widely considered an authority on firearms, concealed carry, and gun politics.
The Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is the nation’s oldest and largest tax-exempt education, research, publishing, and legal action group focusing on the Constitutional right and heritage to privately own and possess firearms. Founded in 1974, The Foundation has grown to more than 700,000 members and supporters and conducts many programs designed to better inform the public about the consequences of gun control.
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