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Guns: a place in the classroom?

A Medford high school teacher who has a concealed weapon permit is challenging the school district's prohibition on teachers carrying guns with them into the classroom. The story of the teacher, Shirley Katz, has drawn international attention as she has fought for her right to carry the gun and the district has weighed student and staff safety issues.

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Oregon Revised Statute 166.170 on regulating firearms:

"(1) Except as expressly authorized by state statute, the authority to regulate in any matter whatsoever the sale, acquisition, transfer, ownership, possession, storage, transportation or use of firearms or any element relating to firearms and components thereof, including ammunition, is vested solely in the Legislative Assembly.

"(2) Except as expressly authorized by state statute, no county, city or other municipal corporation or district may enact civil or criminal ordinances, including but not limited to zoning ordinances, to regulate, restrict or prohibit the sale, acquisition, transfer, ownership, possession, storage, transportation or use of firearms or any element relating to firearms and components thereof, including ammunition. Ordinances that are contrary to this subsection are void."

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