Washington sources have stated that US President Donald Trump on Friday said the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which protects citizens' right to bear arms, will never be under siege while he is President, and went on to praise members of the National Rifle Association (NRA) as true patriots.
Efe quoted Trump as saying in a speech at the annual NRA convention in Dallas, Texas "Your Second Amendment rights are under siege, but they will never, ever be under siege as long as I'm your President". "I want to thank you, the true American patriots of the NRA, who defend our rights, our liberty, and our great American flag”.
Meanwhile
speaking about the latest mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida, last
February, in which 17 people were killed, Trump insisted that the solution to
such violence is to allow "highly trained teachers to carry concealed
weapons" in the classroom. He added "By the way, these teachers, they
love their students and they are not going to let anybody hurt their students,
but you have to give them a chance”.
