School Votes To Allow Teachers To Carry Guns (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Bad Guys Beware

[contextly_sidebar id=”ba65a5c6edcb272ee324b3e69bb7ad04″]ST. HELENS, OR – Teachers in St. Helens, Oregon will be allowed to carry firearms on school grounds after their board lifted a ban that prevented them from doing so.

School board Chairman Marshall Porter said, “The current law in Oregon allows for anybody to concealed carry on school grounds. To exclude our staff seems like they’re being punished. They should have a right to protect themselves if they so choose.”

Porter said that he voted to repeal the ban in order to protect their district from school shootings. The repeal applies to seven schools in the district, including one high school, three alternative schools, one middle school and one elementary school.

Another school board member explained her vote saying, “I have my kids in there. If there was a chance that something was to happen, and there’s a chance that a teacher might be able to protect them, I’m fine with that.”



Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

1 comment

Patrick Danger Gump October 30, 2013 at 7:50 am

I grew up in St. Helens, and graduated from St. Helens High in ’08. The outrage I’ve seen regarding this policy decision is outstanding. Every liberal minded person I know is freaking out.

Personally, I think it’s a good move.

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