Proposed S.C. Bill Could Arm School Employees

Just four days after 20 children and six employees were killed by a gunman at a Connecticut elementary school, a South Carolina lawmaker has proposed arming Palmetto State school employees.

A S.C. House bill prefiled on Tuesday by Phillip Lowe, R-Florence, would allow employees who had concealed weapons permits and no history of violence to carry weapons on school grounds — if district officials allowed it. Read the entire bill here.

Lowe told The State newspaper that the bill would put doubt in the minds of anyone considering violence at a school. 

What do you think? Is the answer to preventing tragedies like the one in Connecticut to have more people at schools armed? 

Tell us in the comments below.