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Dear Editor,Igrew up in Lamesa and graduated from Lamesa High School in 1964. I receive and read the Lamesa Press-Reporter to keep up with my hometown. An article in the Oct. 23, 2022 issue gave me concern which I felt compelled to share. The article announced that School Resource Officers (SROs) are being assigned AR-15s. This additional security seems appropriate. However, Police Lt. Eddie Rocha added that the rifles will be left in a school safe while the SROs are on duty. He also implied that the SROs’ shotguns will be locked in the patrol cars.As Lt. Rocha noted, AR-15s ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

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Lamesa, TX 79331
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