NRA school safety leader says effort is for real
The head of the NRA’s bid to place armed guards in schools nationwide said the effort is serious and not simply window dressing in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shootings.
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Hutchinson insisted that armed volunteers in schools is one of a laundry list of ideas that he and his team will consider as it prepares a set of recommendations on best security practices for schools to consider.
“What’s important to me is that we don’t start into this study with a closed mind,” Hutchinson said.
Another option, Hutchinson said, is arming school personnel — teachers and administrators — who are interested in firearms training.
The idea of armed volunteers and teachers has evoked much caustic criticism from gun control proponents.
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