Tennessee Moves Closer to Empowering Teachers with the Right to Carry Firearms for School Defense

In a significant step toward bolstering school safety, Tennessee is on the verge of enacting legislation that would permit public school teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms on school premises, provided they obtain an enhanced handgun carry permit and undergo annual law enforcement training, The Tennessean reports. The measure, known as Senate Bill 1325, has successfully passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee with a 7-1 vote and now awaits final approval.

This groundbreaking initiative aims to address the pressing security gap in 566 Tennessee public schools currently without school resource officers (SROs).

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