As KS allows Concealed Carry into capital building, House Speaker worries about... teachers? 19JUN14

I'VE said it a few times on my blog, I am glad I don't live in Kansas. I will give credit to their state legislators, they have leveled the playing field and are allowing concealed carry permit holders to bring their guns into the state capital building, so they are exposed to the same level of risk as they have legislated for the rest of Kansas. KS gop/tea-bagger house speaker ray merrick's fear of teachers is revealing on it's own. Thank you God that I don't live in Kansas!!!!!

Thu Jun 19, 2014 at 08:31 PM PDT

As KS allows Concealed Carry into capital building, House Speaker worries about... teachers?

by tmservo433

In one of those moves that just says Kansas for you, the state house today announced that they are moving forward with allowing concealed carry holders to bring concealed carry to the state house.

Topeka — Legislative leaders on Thursday tacitly agreed to allow people with permits to carry concealed handguns into the Statehouse. The Legislative Coordinating Council — a group of Republican and Democratic leaders from both chambers — met Thursday and, by not taking action to prohibit concealed weapons in the building, according to a law passed in 2013, the group effectively agreed to allow them.
"Those who carry concealed, they feel like that's an enhanced measure for the safety of everyone, and we agree with that," said Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita. "There will be no one in the Capitol who doesn't have a license to carry. A license to carry requires a background check and education."

http://www2.ljworld.com/... But it was Ray Merrick, Republican Speaker of the House who really set the tone for this move (his response below)

Republican House Speaker Ray Merrick said he didn't think allowing some people to carry concealed weapons in the Statehouse should make other visitors uncomfortable.

"I'm uncomfortable with people being here for other reasons," he said. "There are a lot of red shirts around here." Kansas National Education Association members wore red T-shirts and crowded the halls of the Statehouse during the final days of the 2014 session, demonstrating against a bill that passed, stripping them of tenure rights.

Huh.
I didn't think these guys were all that scary.
But, to each there own.  I guess if teachers make you that uncomfortable...

Originally posted to Kansas & Missouri Kossacks on Thu Jun 19, 2014 at 08:31 PM PDT.

Also republished by Shut Down the NRA and Firearms Law and Policy.