CeaseFirePA launches video campaign against Pennsylvania’s bill to arm teachers

By Christen Smith

CeaseFirePA Executive Director Shira Goodman spoke against Senate Bill 383 at a news conference Tuesday. Among those who joined her there are (from left) Debra Marteslo of Moms Demand Action for Guns Sense in America, state Education Secretary Pedro Rivera, and Gretchen Santamour, board chairwoman of the Education Law Center. (Photo: Jan Murphy/PennLive)
A state-based gun control group launched a video campaign this week against a proposal to arm Pennsylvania’s teachers pending in the Legislature.
CeaseFirePA Executive Director Shira Goodman said although no votes on Senate Bill 383 have been scheduled in the House, she hopes the videos will make lawmakers think before voting on a measure “the public is aware of and not happy about.”
SB 383 codifies requirements for school districts to meet when drafting policies allowing teachers and staff to carry on school grounds. Sponsor Republican Sen. Don White said the bill provides options for some of the state’s large, rural school districts who rely on state police coverage alone and face delayed response times as a result.
“There are thousands of armed teachers and administrators in schools across the country and there has never been an incident where they have shot the wrong person, had their weapons taken by a student, or

Source: Guns.com