We guard everything we value in our culture with firearms....we need to protect our greatest resource with firearms as well, our children. Our schools are perhaps our most vulnerable to shooting incidents because our laws have declared them gun free zones. This needs to change! If our teachers are responsible enough to pass background checks that allow them to teach and mold our youngest generation, they are certainly responsible enough to carry a weapon to be used to defend the lives of our children in case of attack! Every teacher who passes the conceal & carry course, qualifies with a weapon and undergoes tactical training for a school incident should be allowed to carry that weapon on school property. There should be small handgun safes with biometric locks installed securely in their classroom where their weapon can be secured yet within their reach so it can be used to defend their students. Let our politicians know you agree by signing this petition to have conceal & carry approved for teachers and school staff in North Carolina!