AZ Governor Wants More Police In Schools

By Tom Knighton

In the wake of Parkland, political leaders are looking for answers. What will be the solution that inflicts the least amount of pain on the people while still ramping up the protection for our children?

It’s a difficult conundrum.

There have been a variety of proposed solutions, ranging from gun bans to arming teachers. Support for this varies wildly, as well.

Perhaps one of the least controversial proposals is more school resource officers. While that didn’t work at Parkland, it wasn’t because the officer wasn’t there. It was because he didn’t do anything and waited outside as kids were killed. There’s little doubt that, had he acted, things would have been different. We saw that recently at Great Mills High School when an SRO stopped a potential mass shooting.

In Arizona, at least some seem to understand that. That’s why the governor just proposed a plan to put 100 more officers in schools.

Gov. Doug Ducey wants to nearly double how much money Arizona gives school districts to hire on-campus police officers — a move that could put 100 more cops in schools next year.

A draft of legislation outlining Ducey’s plan to prevent gun violence that was circulated Tuesday …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms