Trump Suggests Armed Teachers
February 22, 2018
TRUMP endorses the most sensible solution to school shootings: arming teachers. I suggested the same thing in 2008. Ten years ago! See my plan here.
From NewsMax:
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for concealed carry laws for teachers and ending gun-free school zones that triggered a strong debate within the audience at a White House listening session.
“A teacher would have a concealed gun on them,” Trump told more than 40 people in the State Dining Room. “They would go for special training.
“They would be there — and you would no longer have a gun-free zone.
“A gun-free zone to a maniac is, ‘Let’s go in and let’s attack’ — because bullets aren’t coming back at us.”
Trump noted that, on average, a school shooting lasts about 3 minutes, with first responders generally arriving within as long as 8 minutes.
“If you had a teacher who was adept with the firearm, they could end the attack very quickly,” the president said.
“Let’s say you had 20 percent of your teaching force” with concealed guns, he posed, “and an attack has lasted on average about 3 minutes.
