Idaho school district OKs armed officers

The Associated Press

Published: Sunday, Feb. 10 2013 10:49 p.m. MST

Summary

POCATELLO, Idaho — An eastern Idaho school district has approved installing gun safes in its high schools and middle schools so school resource officers can have their service rifles available, if needed.

The School District 25 board voted 4-1 recently to pass a resolution supporting the gun safe policy for its school resource officers.

Pocatello Police Chief Scott Marchand says the Pocatello/Chubbuck district isn't the first in the state to authorize school resource officers to have their rifles available.

The officers would take their rifles home with them at the end of the day.

Opponents argued having a rifle on school property only posed the hazard of having another weapon at school.

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Brave Sir Robin

San Diego, CA

@Mountanman (sp?)

I'm far less worried about a crazed gunman shooting up a school in Pocatello than I am about a $12/hour "school resource officer" accidentally shooting one of the kids while handling his weapon.

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9:13 a.m. Feb. 11, 2013
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Brave Sir Robin

San Diego, CA

The difference between an armored car driver and a school security guard is that the guard is by himself 95% of the time. The school security guard is surrounded by children 95% of the time.

If the solution to our gun violence problem is More..

10:30 a.m. Feb. 11, 2013
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Brave Sir Robin

San Diego, CA

Why is comparing DUI's with guns ridiculous? Both kill a lot of people.

I suspect the real issue here is you are a zealous gun owner who feels an increased sense of power from the fact that you are carrying something that can take a More..

12:36 p.m. Feb. 11, 2013
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