Trump Says Armed Teachers Must Go on the ‘Offensive’ Against School Shooters
HIGH NOON HIGH
Not enough to try and defend schools against shooters.
President Trump attempted to dismiss “fake news” reports that he wants to arm U.S. teachers to fight back against school shooters this morning—but then immediately went on to double-down on his claims that a well-armed team of teachers would deter school shooters. On Wednesday, Trump met survivors of the Florida shooting where 17 people died and floated the idea of giving teachers guns. However, in a series of tweets Thursday morning, he claimed it was wrong to report that he wanted to “give teachers guns,” saying he only suggested the possibility of giving concealed guns to “gun adept teachers with military or special training experience.” The president said such a plan would act as a deterrent to would-be shooters and allow teachers to fire back immediately if a student opened fire. “A ‘gun free’ school is a magnet for bad people,” he said. He argued that going on the attack was the solution. “Cowards won’t go there... problem solved. Must be offensive, defense alone won’t work!”
I never said “give teachers guns” like was stated on Fake News @CNN & @NBC. What I said was to look at the possibility of giving “concealed guns to gun adept teachers with military or special training experience - only the best. 20% of teachers, a lot, would now be able to
....immediately fire back if a savage sicko came to a school with bad intentions. Highly trained teachers would also serve as a deterrent to the cowards that do this. Far more assets at much less cost than guards. A “gun free” school is a magnet for bad people. ATTACKS WOULD END!
....History shows that a school shooting lasts, on average, 3 minutes. It takes police & first responders approximately 5 to 8 minutes to get to site of crime. Highly trained, gun adept, teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly, before police arrive. GREAT DETERRENT!
....If a potential “sicko shooter” knows that a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers (and others) who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will NEVER attack that school. Cowards won’t go there...problem solved. Must be offensive, defense alone won’t work!
