EW school district okays armed admins

Dave Workman · Mar 25, 2015

Here's a good subject for discussion

One less 'gun-free zone' in Evergreen State

Common sense just took a huge step forward as the Kiona-Benton School Board voted Monday night to allow designated school administrators to carry guns on campus, providing an extra level of security…

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balaperdida · Mar 25, 2015

So, what's wrong with .357 magnum, .45 ACP, 10 mm, .44 magnum,or .454 Casull? Just a few examples of proven threat stoppers? There are also the Magnum Research BFRs that should be adequate.

Both the 9 mm and .380 ACP have been decried in various forums as glorified mouse guns. They will be unlikely to stop a lunatic with just COM shots. Perhaps the carriers will be trained to just use head shots.

Dave Workman · Mar 25, 2015

balaperdida said:
So, what's wrong with .357 magnum, .45 ACP, 10 mm, .44 magnum,or .454 Casull? Just a few examples of proven threat stoppers? There are also the Magnum Research BFRs that should be adequate.

Both the 9 mm and .380 ACP have been decried in various forums as glorified mouse guns. They will be unlikely to stop a lunatic with just COM shots. Perhaps the carriers will be trained to just use head shots.

Concealability is a factor, as is over-penetration, or didn't that occur to you?
Today's ammunition advances have allowed the development of pretty devastating close-range rounds for both the .380 ACP and 9mm.
They'll be fine.

Brigadier · Mar 25, 2015

How do they reconcile this with state law?

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.280

Slobray · Mar 25, 2015

Brigadier said:
How do they reconcile this with state law?

http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.41.280

I think this would cover it,

RCW 9.41.280 said:
(b) Any person engaged in military, law enforcement, or school district security activities. However, a person who is not a commissioned law enforcement officer and who provides school security services under the direction of a school administrator may not possess a device listed in subsection (1)(f) of this section unless he or she has successfully completed training in the use of such devices that is equivalent to the training received by commissioned law enforcement officers;

emphasis mine

Ray