Trump reiterated his call to arm school teachers
WASHINGTON, 23 Feb — RIA Novosti, Alexei Bogdanovsky. The US President Donald trump once again called on to arm school teachers to prevent mass shootings.
Earlier it became known that the President of the United States Donald trump proposes to allow teachers and school employees carry concealed weapons for protection from attacks by armed criminals.
“When we declare our schools free from weapons areas, it only puts students at greater risk. A well-trained, loving arms of teachers and trainers should be able to secretly carry a gun,” said trump, excerpts of the speech which was circulated by the White house. The speech trump will speak at the conference the conservatives late Friday.
According to the President of the United States, arming teachers “is based on common sense”, as well as strengthening of inspections to weapons to people that pose a danger to themselves and others.
In the US the right to bear arms guaranteed by the Second amendment to the Constitution. The debate about limits again intensified after last week a former student shot at school in Florida 17.
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