Theres already at Tennessee law that allows teachers to carry concealed guns [Video]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Chaos erupted this week after the Tennessee Senate voted to pass a bill that would let a teacher carry a concealed gun, but as WSMV4 found out there’s already a law like this in the books.

The legislature passed the bill in 2016 so Pickett County and Wayne County could allow their teachers to be armed, however, they ran into problems with training and insurance.

“The superintendent wanted it,” explained Sen. Joey Hensley, R-Hohenwald. “He was the one who asked us for the bill because they didn’t have SROs (school resource officers).”

Hensley sponsored the bill eight years ago which only allowed the two counties to let their school staff carry guns.

Those counties were deemed “distressed” at the time and met certain population requirements. Hensley said since they are rural counties, it took time for a deputy to get to a school and respond to …