Louisiana lawmakers have brought the state into the national conversation over whether teachers should be armed.
Proposed constitutional-carry legislation in Louisiana has been changed with an amendment that would allow for the training and arming of volunteer teachers and staff at elementary or secondary schools.
The intent of House Bill 37 was initially to give citizens 21 and older the right to carry a concealed gun without requiring a permit or training.
Midway through the Louisiana Senate’s Revenue and Fiscal Affairs meeting on June 1, during which Republican state Rep. Danny McCormick’s proposed bill was debated, Republican state Sen. Eddie Lambert brought up the topic of safety in schools leading up to the discussion that many are having nationwide: whether teachers should be armed….