President Trump wants to arm some school teachers. Democrats object claiming it wont prevent school shootings and teachers dont want it. But its already being done all over the country. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures about two dozen states allow staff to carry guns on campus.
After the Sandy Hook mass shooting in 2012 states passed laws letting teachers and staff carry firearms. There do not appear to be any shooting incidents at any schools with armed teachers. Democrats call for more gun control instead of arming teachers. That would probably have made little difference in Parkland or the other schools targeted by killers.
Armed teachers would probably have stopped killer Nikolas Cruz before he shot so many at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkdale Fl. Even knowing some teachers could shoot back might have stopped him.
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President Trump wants to arm some school teachers. Democrats object claiming it wont prevent school shootings and teachers dont want it. But its already being done all over the country. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures about two dozen states allow staff to carry guns on campus.
After the Sandy Hook mass shooting in 2012 states passed laws letting teachers and staff carry firearms. There do not appear to be any shooting incidents at any schools with armed teachers. Democrats call for more gun control instead of arming teachers. That would probably have made little difference in Parkland or the other schools targeted by killers.
Armed teachers would probably have stopped killer Nikolas Cruz before he shot so many at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkdale Fl. Even knowing some teachers could shoot back might have stopped him.
Read the rest of the article at The Stream