The NRA’s answer to gun violence is always more guns. The data is clear — more guns equal more gun violence. Proposing to arm teachers is just another in a long line of NRA shams designed to deflect the conversation away from America’s real problem with guns and gun violence. This proposal is a non-starter. Just ask teachers, ask law enforcement, ask anyone who knows about public safety. They do not want more guns in schools. The NRA wants to shift attention away from common sense gun safety legislation to get us arguing about arming teachers. There are bills in the Washington State Legislature today that would go a long way to reducing gun violence, like raising the age to buy rifles, like the one used in Parkland, to 21. Let’s talk about serious proposals to reduce gun violence, and provide a safer community for all of us.
Jaron Lindbom
Best Regards,
— Jaron Lindbom
President of Washington Ceasefire
Thank you for your response to my commentary. When seconds count, the police are minutes away. As I said before, the status quo of gun-free zones has failed miserably. Armed teachers would increase the survival rate and act as a real deterrent. For those parents who do not wish to put their children in schools where teachers are armed, I suggest that school districts, as much as possible, split their schools into those that are gun free and those where gun carry is allowed. Let’s see how that social experiment will work out. And, no, we NRA members are not violent wannabe Rambos. We are law-abiding citizens of the United States who wish our politicians would abide by the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is worthless without the teeth of the 2nd Amendment. And, by the way, the NRA’s main mission is to support the 2nd Amendment and ensure that law-abiding gun owners maintain their right to keep and bear arms.