Washington sources reported that US President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers to deter mass shootings as he faced broken voices, tears and demands for action at a meeting with survivors of the gun rampage that killed 17 people at a Florida high school.
Meanwhile Trump also promised "very strong" background checks on gun owners during the poignant "listening session", in which he heard first-hand accounts from bereaved parents and friends, and schoolchildren who narrowly escaped with their own lives. Trump further added that "This would only be obviously for people who are very adept at handling a gun”.
Moreover the televised White House meeting came as
students staged street protests across the country to demand stricter gun laws
following the murder of 14 teens and three teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas
High School in Parkland, Florida. Moreover Sheriff Scott Israel announced
Tuesday that "deputies who are qualified and trained will be carrying
rifles on school grounds from this point forward."
