Trump Tweets He ‘Will Be Strongly Pushing’ For These New Gun Policies

By Micah Rate

As the debate over gun control continues to rage, President Trump’s position on guns and combatting gun violence is becoming clearer by the day. During a listening session with victims of the Parkland, Florida attack, their families, and families affected by past school shootings, President Trump endorsed the idea of arming teachers after they had received specialized training. The president doubled down on the position Thursday morning, sending out a barrage of tweets regarding his policy position.

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

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2018

….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!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February …Read the Rest

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