HAMILTON -- In the wake of the elementary school shooting, Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones is again promoting an idea of his to arm select teachers with guns -- or to place law enforcement officers in each school.
"Sheriff Jones would like to see new legislation mandating armed personnel in all Ohio schools (if not nationwide), grade school through college, whether public, parochial or private," a statement reads. "He suggests either having law enforcement officers assigned to every school, or having select teachers/administrators trained in firearms and law enforcement techniques to be available in every school building."
Jones admits the plan wouldn't guarantee shootings wouldn't take place but he said it would at least limit the number of casualties.
"If a potential shooter knows someone might react within seconds rather than having a 15-30 minute window of opportunity to wreak havoc on as many victims as possible, they may re-think their plan," Jones said. "It seems that some of these cowardly individuals wind up taking their own lives as soon as the first responders arrive. I think having the first responders already on site makes the most sense to me."
Jones said he is forwarding the idea to Gov. John Kasich to ask for his support.
Photo courtesy Butler County Sheriff's Office
"Sheriff Jones would like to see new legislation mandating armed personnel in all Ohio schools (if not nationwide), grade school through college, whether public, parochial or private," a statement reads. "He suggests either having law enforcement officers assigned to every school, or having select teachers/administrators trained in firearms and law enforcement techniques to be available in every school building."
Jones admits the plan wouldn't guarantee shootings wouldn't take place but he said it would at least limit the number of casualties.
"If a potential shooter knows someone might react within seconds rather than having a 15-30 minute window of opportunity to wreak havoc on as many victims as possible, they may re-think their plan," Jones said. "It seems that some of these cowardly individuals wind up taking their own lives as soon as the first responders arrive. I think having the first responders already on site makes the most sense to me."
Jones said he is forwarding the idea to Gov. John Kasich to ask for his support.
Photo courtesy Butler County Sheriff's Office