Can I Bring My Gun to the Library?
Keeping up with the changing landscape of gun control in all fifty states.
Posts Tagged ‘guns in libraries’
First Amendment Sure-But the Second Amendment Too?
As librarians, we have no problem with the First Amendment, right? Sure, it might be trickier than a simple yes or no. Well, how about championing the Second Amendment? The right to keep and bear arms? Apparently, some-trigger happy citizens have set their sights on libraries. (Sure, it’s a bad pun…distressing, too).
Gun Toting as a Teachable Moment?
So what do we do when our hands are tied, and the library policies that ban weapons from the premises are overruled by the state? In a world where mass shootings are a horrific possibility, how do we create a sense of security for ourselves and our patrons?
