Would you support allowing teachers in your school district to carry concealed guns on campus?

Earlier this week, Colorado's Hanover school district voted in favor of allowing staff and teachers to carry concealed firearms while at school. The district joins several across the country that have authorized similar measures in recent years.

Those wishing to carry a weapon will need to apply and receive training.

There is currently no state or federal law in New Hampshire that would prohibit teachers from carrying firearms in schools, as long as they possessed a concealed carry license. Policy on this issue in the Granite State has been left up to individual school districts.

In 2013, a bill that would have required school districts to vote on whether to allow staff to carry weapons was killed in the New Hampshire House, then controlled by Democrats.

Proponents argue the move would enable teachers or staff to act as the first line of defense in the case of a terrorist attack or school shooting, noting that particularly in rural districts the arrival of law enforcement can sometimes be delayed.

Opponents counter that students will feel less safe knowing that teachers might be armed, or raise concerns that the presence of weapons in schools could increase the chances of accidental injury or death. They also cite previous cases during school shootings where armed personnel confronted shooters but were unable to stop them.