We can bring guns to my high school

[Guest IWI.BABYEAGLE.40]

at the high school where i attend we have a awesome history teacher .Anyway I happened to walk by his room the other day to observe a "horrible, evil despicable, satanic" Ar-15 sitting at the front of the room. . I also observed a Ak with a drum mag, and another "pimped" out Ar-15. He also had a Vietnamese pistol taken off a dead NVA officer. These weapons were a few of his person weapons. As a project in his class, you can buy, build, AND Bring in knives, and rifles. I dont quite know why i posted this, but I was pretty proud that someone could bring rifles as a learning experience, and yet for some reason i couldnt find any pools of blood flooding the halls.

Edited April 7, 2010 by IWI.BABYEAGLE.40

[Guest db99wj]

I have a feeling this won't end well.

[Guest IWI.BABYEAGLE.40]

I have a feeling this won't end well.

thats what i was thinking at first, however apparently ever since the early 90's he has regularly brought various weaponary to teach with.. Im blessed to go to a private school where at least the majority of the population has grown up shooting/hunting, but still one liberal can ruin it all

[Guest 6.8 AR]

Sounds like a decent private school. Don't go public with the school name or you won't see those toys anymore.

[Guest IWI.BABYEAGLE.40]

Sounds like a decent private school. Don't go public with the school name or you won't see those toys anymore.

got that covered, planning on taking his nickname out anyway.

[Steelharp]

We had a rifle team when I was in school. Brought 'em all the time. No problem.

[Guest TargetShooter84]

Oh great.

[Guest That Guy]

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mike.357]

can't a private school make their own rules? Certainly the scholl administration knows about it.

I doubt it is a big deal.

[Guest clsutton21]

fancy-schmancy

[Guest 1817ak47]

interesting and good to hear. keep that name private, cause some shmuk will have to do everything to ruin it. I always woundered how the different private schools were on such topics as this

[JAB]

can't a private school make their own rules? Certainly the scholl administration knows about it.

I doubt it is a big deal.

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure that the rules apply to all schools, public or private.

From Michie's, Tennessee Code Annotated:

39-17-1309. Carrying weapons on school property. —

(1) It is an offense for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to go armed, any firearm, explosive, explosive weapon, bowie knife, hawk bill knife, ice pick, dagger, slingshot, leaded cane, switchblade knife, blackjack, knuckles or any other weapon of like kind, not used solely for instructional or school-sanctioned ceremonial purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, on any public or private school campus, grounds, recreation area, athletic field or any other property owned, used or operated by any board of education, school, college or university board of trustees, regents or directors for the administration of any public or private educational institution.

Notice it says public or private. Heck, private colleges aren't even exempt. It sounds like this is for 'instructional purposes', though, so maybe that is how he gets away with it. Well, that and no one outside the school knows about it - until now.

[Mike.357]

thanks JAB reads like there is no exception because it is a private school.

Maybe the instructional angle is a way around that law.

Good thing we have laws like this, because the .gov knows whats best better than we actually do.

[LagerHead]

at the high school where i attend we have a awesome history teacher .Anyway I happened to walk by his room the other day to observe a "horrible, evil despicable, satanic" Ar-15 sitting at the front of the room. . I also observed a Ak with a drum mag, and another "pimped" out Ar-15. He also had a Vietnamese pistol taken off a dead NVA officer. These weapons were a few of his person weapons. As a project in his class, you can buy, build, AND Bring in knives, and rifles. I dont quite know why i posted this, but I was pretty proud that someone could bring rifles as a learning experience, and yet for some reason i couldnt find any pools of blood flooding the halls.

You are obviously just ignoring the pools of blood. They're there. Trust me, I ready Brady materials.

[Guest 1817ak47]

when I was in hunter safety in seymour middle in 95. the principle passed around rifles for everyone to look at. and last day we all had to shoot 3 rounds thru a 12 guage, load it etc and attemptto hit skeet. that had a nice kick for my size then of about 100lbs or so

[Guest 73challenger]

when I was in hunter safety in seymour middle in 95. the principle passed around rifles for everyone to look at. and last day we all had to shoot 3 rounds thru a 12 guage, load it etc and attemptto hit skeet. that had a nice kick for my size then of about 100lbs or so

I had a hunter safety class in high school (a couple of years ago ). The teacher did bring in rifles. However, we shot a BB gun at the end.

[Guest IWI.BABYEAGLE.40]

I don't think so. I'm pretty sure that the rules apply to all schools, public or private.

From Michie's, Tennessee Code Annotated:

Notice it says public or private. Heck, private colleges aren't even exempt. It sounds like this is for 'instructional purposes', though, so maybe that is how he gets away with it. Well, that and no one outside the school knows about it - until now.

uhhh all respect given to you, seeing as you don't know the details, he is a history teacher.. he was teaching about the Vietnam War, he had a Vietnam Vet come and speak on the same day.He had Vietnam Era weapons..

Get's away with it?? and yes the administration knew about it...

and it has been common knowledge throughout the surronding schools that these projects have been made and brought into school. and please do not think this as an attack on you JAB

[JAB]

uhhh all respect given to you, seeing as you don't know the details, he is a history teacher.. he was teaching about the Vietnam War, he had a Vietnam Vet come and speak on the same day.He had Vietnam Era weapons..

Get's away with it?? and yes the administration knew about it...

and it has been common knowledge throughout the surronding schools that these projects have been made and brought into school. and please do not think this as an attack on you JAB

Well, I did say the 'instructional purposes' phrase in the law (which means he is somehow using the firearms as a teaching aid) is how he legally gets away with this - and make no mistake, as sad as it is, he is 'getting away with it'. I don't mean that as a criticism of what he is doing and I'm not saying that it is a bad thing he is doing this - quite the contrary - just that there are those who would stop him and possibly even get him in a lot of trouble (as in fired or even jail time) if there weren't the 'instructional' clause. Heck, there are some who would probably try and stop him, anyway. It is an unfortunate fact that, in this day and age when everyone is keen on minding everyone else's business, that we sometimes have to find [legal] ways to 'get away' with things that aren't necessarily wrong - things that should not be restricted - in the first place. That's all I meant.

Maybe it would help if I mention that, as someone who works at a satellite campus of a private college and who, as such, cannot even have my firearm in my vehicle while at work, I would love to see more people find a way to 'get away with' legally bringing firearms into schools and doing no harm with them.

Edited April 8, 2010 by JAB

[MCSCOTT]

That's a bad situation, since guns kill people those things could just up and start shooting one day.

I know there are bad situations these days in schools, but in my day that wasn't too long ago we all had our rifles or shotguns in our vehicles during hunting season. I also had to teach my highschool g/f how to shoot because they had some kinda target shooting project in her school for her senior year. Also things like pocket knives were generally always carried, and teachers would even ask us students to borrow one on occasion. It's hard to believe how different things are just a few years later in that same school. A friend of mine's son got suspended last year, because he worked on his truck to get it running so he could go to school, and accidentally left the screwdriver in his back pocket. He was suspended for having a freakin screwdriver in his back pocket that he didn't even remember was there.

[Trekbike]

Well, I did say the 'instructional purposes' phrase in the law (which means he is somehow using the firearms as a teaching aid) is how he legally gets away with this - and make no mistake, as sad as it is, he is 'getting away with it'. I don't mean that as a criticism of what he is doing and I'm not saying that it is a bad thing he is doing this - quite the contrary - just that there are those who would stop him and possibly even get him in a lot of trouble (as in fired or even jail time) if there weren't the 'instructional' clause. Heck, there are some who would probably try and stop him, anyway. It is an unfortunate fact that, in this day and age when everyone is keen on minding everyone else's business, that we sometimes have to find [legal] ways to 'get away' with things that aren't necessarily wrong - things that should not be restricted - in the first place. That's all I meant.

Maybe it would help if I mention that, as someone who works at a satellite campus of a private college and who, as such, cannot even have my firearm in my vehicle while at work, I would love to see more people find a way to 'get away with' legally bringing firearms into schools and doing no harm with them.

I apologize JAB, I misread your whole post. (TrekBike is IWI's Father and I forgot to sign him out)

Edited April 9, 2010 by Trekbike
dohhh! forgot to sign my dad out

[JAB]

I apologize JAB, I misread your whole post. (TrekBike is IWI's Father and I forgot to sign him out)

No worries.