School gun bills need thoughtful review

“I've exercised the Second Amendment, NRA member, the whole deal,” Lamb recently told The Oklahoman's editorial board. “But when you start putting guns in classrooms, it's more than just saying, ‘Well, are you qualified to carry a weapon?'”

As a member of the Secret Service, Lamb was originally issued a 9 mm. Two years later, agents were issued .357-caliber revolvers. He said the change was made because with the 9 mm “you could hit your bad guy, it goes through the bad guy, through the Sheetrock and hits an innocent bystander in the next room.”

He notes this issue involves more than firearms proficiency.

“You've got to have a really deep understanding, not just training and qualification, but pretty in-depth training on speed, velocity and calibration, what bullets can and can't do inside buildings, inside rooms,” Lamb said.