Grass Roots North Carolina / Forum For Firearms Education
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Contact: 704.907.9206
E-mail: FPV@fpaulvalone.com
Release date: June 4, 2018
Legislators herald introduction of House Bill 1039:
“School Self-Defense Act”
Press conference:
| When: | Tuesday, June 5 at 11:00 A.M. EDT |
| Where: | NC General Assembly, Legislative Building Rm. 1328, 16. W. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601. |
| Who: | Representatives Larry Pittman, Michael Speciale, John Blust and Mark Brody |
To deter active shooter scenarios and better protect North Carolina students, North Carolina House Representatives Larry Pittman, Michael Speciale, John Blust and Mark Brody have introduced HB 1039: “School Self-Defense Act,” which is patterned after the Department of Homeland Security’s highly successful “Federal Flight Deck Officer” program and would:
- Create a “Volunteer School Faculty Guardian” program for full or part-time school faculty members who have concealed handgun permits and wish to carry firearms to protect students;
- Create an active shooter training program for School Faculty Guardians; and
- Allow school systems to “opt out” should they choose to do so.
Teachers to speak out in favor of HB 1039:
The June 5 press conference will allow an opportunity for teachers in favor of arming faculty members, whose voices have long been stifled, to be heard.
Said GRNC president Paul Valone:
“Too often, politicians have wrongly equated protecting school children with the loss of individual freedom. GRNC thanks these courageous legislators for promoting a solution, already operating successfully in Ohio and elsewhere, which will deter mass killings, allow volunteer faculty members to provide a last layer of defense for school children, and preserve our Constitutional liberties.”
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