Wayne Goforth (aka, the “Pistol Pack’n Preacher”) will have an opportunity for full time school teachers/faculty/staff to take their Concealed Handgun License class at no charge on Saturday, September 14th from 8:30-5:00. The only fees will be $8 range fee and $10 for meal. He is currently working with 3 schools in the Brownwood area that are allowing some of the faculty to carry.
Many are not aware that state law permits carrying of a handgun in school buildings with written authorization of the school. Currently, at least 20 school districts in the state are permitting such. The exact number is not known as many schools are doing so quietly, so as to not allow others to know. Some want the community to know, so that announcement becomes a deterrent.
Not only is this worth considering on a school wide basis, but individually as well. Not only can a teacher fall prey to crime like anyone else, but also to an angry parent, student or disgruntled staff member while away from the school as well. The worst school massacre in America was by a school board treasurer in 1927, killing 38 children and 6 adults with dynamite.
The Harrold School District in north Texas was the first known to permit such in the state in 2007, following the Amish school shooting in 2006 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. That event shook America’s psyche in the sense it was assumed we were safer in the country. Whereas larger school districts may have armed security or school resource officers, often the rural schools do not and may be 30 minutes to the nearest law enforcement. So called “soft targets” provide for easier opportunity in some ways for such dangers.
Wayne is available to make presentations to your school board (within a 100 mile radius) at no charge, concerning the laws regulating such and the pros and cons of armed staff. Wayne offers more advanced gun classes which deal with active shooter scenarios as well, no charge for schools and staff.
For more information, or to register for the classes, contact him via Castle Keep Services Facebook page, or phone 325-338-6736.
