Tennessee House Republicans on Tuesday passed legislation to allow some trained teachers and school staff to carry handguns despite pleas from Democrats, students and gun-reform advocates to defeat the bill.

Dozens of protestors in the galleries began chanting “Blood on your hands” as soon as the legislation passed, prompting House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, to order state troopers to clear the galleries. Many protestors continued to chant and stomp down at lawmakers as the House floor fell into chaos over parliamentary issues.

The bill is all but guaranteed to become law within weeks, as Gov. Bill Lee can either sign it into law or allow it to become law without his signature. Lee has never vetoed a bill.

Armed teachers, who will be required to undergo training that some opponents have argued is not intensive enough, will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and in most campus situations without informing parents and most of their colleagues they’re armed.

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    Didn’t I just read a story about a unhinged teacher threatening to shoot another teacher after an argument? And said teacher went to get said gun?

    Yeah this will end with kids dead I can promise you that.

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      Yeah this will end with kids dead I can promise you that.

      It started with kids dead, too. It’s interesting how the proposed solution to the problem of too many gun deaths is consistently “let’s try more guns”. Has more guns ever solved this problem?

      Beyond that, they want to take a demographic that is notoriously underpaid, underappreciated, in excessive debt, overstressed, and surrounded by shitty kids all day every day, and they want to give these people guns?! I hope parents are getting bulletproof vests for back to school shopping. And I hope the teachers show up armed to negotiate their teachers unions contracts.

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      Yes and no, in that order, I believe.

      As expected, though, she (illegally) had a gun in the classroom with her, per the same article. And a second one in her car, which should also be illegal as it was parked on school property, explaining the two charges of carrying a gun onto school property.

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      Kids get killed by guns regardless. That’s kind of how this all ends, no? Or did “dying from being shot” stop being the #1 cause of death for children under 18?

      This is just so insane and disgusting. I don’t even know what to say.

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        I believe it’s clearly implied they meant they will be killed by the effects of this bill, not regardless. Generally, when having a discussion, the context of what is being discussed is important to the conversation and usually random things aren’t being referred to for no reason.

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          I was just referencing that gun culture in the united states is horrible and impacts children severely, so putting guns in schools is even worse.

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    Thankfully, teachers are extremely well paid in Tennessee, so disgruntled employee with a gun scenarios will be virtually unheard of.

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    Having EASILY ACCESSIBLE Guns around Angry and Antsy Children is a PRO LIFE Situation!

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      What, you mean to say that introducing MORE guns won’t solve a problem with the extant amount of guns going around?

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        That’s exactly what we’re saying, you’ve got to escalate properly. I suggest rocket launchers, a super shotgun, and a BFG9000. Didn’t forget to set the classroom to ultra violence.

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    So next time school sh ooting happens, repubes will turn around and blame teachers for not doing anything to stop it.

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    No Tennesseeans benefit from this. And I’m horrified to see the first fatality from a scared teacher who never should have been armed in the first place.

    will be allowed to carry handguns in their classrooms and in most campus situations without informing parents and most of their colleagues they’re armed

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    This is stupid. Just go full retard already and have machine gun sentries mounted to the ceiling. Problem(s) solved /s

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      Another option: kids are tech savvy, why not teach them to control killer drones. The teachers could be the backups.

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        You have to get up before 8 am. School bus drivers, at least where I live, are not supposed to take kids unless they see an adult with them. Last time I took a sick day I remember feeling like death and still having to wait with my kids.