California Republicans Propose Arming School Staff

The Los Angeles Times (1/31, Mcgreevy) reports that a group of Republicans in the California legislature "Wednesday proposed allowing school districts to spend education funds to train teachers, administrators and janitors in gun use." Noting that "Assemblyman and tea party adherent Tim Donnelly" is considering a gubernatorial bid, the Times quotes him saying, "The idea is to create essentially an invisible line of defense around our kids." Donnelly "said his bill was an alternative to a dozen introduced by Democrats to impose tighter gun controls, some of which he called a violation of the right to bear arms."