Tennessee Republicans arm teachers after mass school shooting

Tennessee Republicans are responding to a mass shooting at an elementary school last week by asking for permission more guns in schools.

A week after mass shooting at Covenant Elementary in Nashville killing three children and three adults, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee presented an invoice Wednesday, which would allow teachers and school employees to carry concealed handguns on campus. At the same time, the state parliament is trying to do this Expulsion of three Democratic lawmakers who joined a crowd of angry students in the state capital last week to chant gun control measures.

As mass shootings in schools and elsewhere continue to want A commonplace phenomenon in this country, many prominent Republicans have proposed arming teachers. One recently passed law in Ohio requires no more than 24 hours of training for an on-campus instructor to wield a gun. Meanwhile, among gun safety advocates, teacher groups, and school safety experts, there is an overwhelming consensus that this is in no way helpful in solving the problem.

“The vast majority of teachers want to be armed with textbooks and computers, not guns.” said Kenneth S. TrumpPresident of the National School Safety and Security Services, in a statement.

“These bills are about rhetoric and distraction — they’re not about solutions,” said Rob Wilcox, federal legal director at Everytown for Gun Safety. said NBC News. “If you were to introduce guns into schools, not only would it be ineffective, but you also pose more risks. How are weapons stored? How are people trained? When are weapons used? How do you ensure that children do not have access to it? How do you ensure that no gun is used in a tense situation at school? These are all critical questions about this type of legislation that will never be answered.”

Anti-gun protesters continued to swarm the Tennessee State House on Tuesday as Republican lawmakers worked to pass gun laws that make the difference But prevent dangerous individuals from having easy access to firearms.