South Carolina Bill Would Tax Gun Sales To Fund School Resource Officers

By Micah Rate

AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

Following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. in February 2018, a debate ensued over how the country could best protect students. Proposals have ranged from banning specific firearms to allowing teachers who are willing to carry inside the classroom. Other suggestions have involved metal detectors, school cameras, and more school resource officers.

In South Carolina, lawmakers have realized there’s a shortage of school resource officers across the state.

According to the Department of Education, “…around 600 schools throughout the state don’t have a resource officer,” reports Madeline Montgomery of ABC-affiliate WPDE. Montgomery also explains that though some schools have resource officers, not all are permanent, as some “roam” from school to school.

State legislators are now mulling a bill that would levy a tax on gun sales to help fund the training of more school resource officers to enhance school security (via ABC-affiliate WPDE):

More school resource officers and more money to pay for a gun: that’s a bill being considered by South Carolina representatives.

“This bill would allow for every firearm that’s sold to have a 7 percent additional fee. That fee would be used solely for the purpose of …Read the Rest

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