Dist. 22 Reps. Vote NO On Armed Schools

A bill moving through the legislature is not getting support from the legislators representing Beadle and Kingsbury County. House Bill 1087, known as the Sentinel Bill passed the House on a 42 to 27 vote. One of those no votes belonged to Democratic Representative Peggy Gibson…

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Representative Dick Werner also voted nay…

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With House passage the bill now moves to for a hearing in the Senate State Affairs Committee. Senator Jim White did not make mention of the bill that would allow schools to arm teachers administrators and staff members with firearms on school grounds during a legislative forum on Saturday.