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Giles County board votes to pursue plan for coded rifle safes in schools after sheriff’s proposal
Summary
Sheriff Kyle Hilton proposed installing coded gun safes inside schools to store SRO rifles; the board voted to pursue developing a policy, funding path and implementation plan ahead of the next school year.
Sheriff Kyle Hilton proposed that Giles County install a coded, mounted rifle safe in each school building used by School Resource Officers so weapons would be stored on campus rather than in vehicles and could be accessed more quickly if needed. "What we're wanting to do is put a safe — gun safe — in every school," Hilton said, describing a designated, mounted location with coded access for…
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