Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed the latest gun control measure into law, preventing teachers from carrying firearms. Dave Albert at the New York School Boards Association says he is unaware of any school districts in New York that wanted to arm teachers.  

"We're not aware of any districts in the state that have thought about arming teachers. So, I don't know if it's a realistic option. There may have been some districts that contemplated it, but we're not aware of it," Albert said.  

But after a generation of school shootings across the United States, school districts have changed their approach to school security.  

"It's really sad to think we live in an age where lock down drills have to become part of the normal school schedule, but that's part of the world that we live in today," Albert said.  

Albert says school district officials continue to look for ways of bolstering security — either through secure entry and exits or by hiring school resource officers and welcoming a police presence.  

"They find the resources because it's important to the students, it's important to the communities. It's just one of those things you can't compromise on safety," Albert said.  

Tom King, president of the New York Rifle and Pistol Association, says the new law can create a safety concern all its own.  ​

"By doing this law, passing this law and publicizing it as much as they are, what they're saying is our schools are gun free zones, there's no one there to protect our kids, feel free to have at it," King said.  

King says whether teachers should carry guns should be up to the local districts themselves.  

"We need the school boards in the hometowns to make decisions like this. They're the ones that know what's needed in each school system," King said.  

Cuomo signed a separate bill that creates regulations for a statewide gun buyback program.