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- President Donald Trump said having “highly trained” teachers armed with guns in class could help prevent tragedies like the deadly Florida school shooting.
- Trump said he’d support spending federal dollars to give “expert teachers” special training to carry guns in the classroom.
- Shortly after Trump’s announcement, a California high school teacher accidentally fired a gun his classroom, injuring a student.
- Scientific research suggests that having more guns in schools won’t help prevent mass shootings, and could lead to more violence.
Just days after President Donald Trump proposed giving teachers guns to better protect their classrooms from school shootings, a California teacher fired a bullet from his semi-automatic handgun in class, injuring one of his students.
Local TV station KSBW reported that the incident happened Tuesday at Seaside High School, where reserve police officer Dennis Alexander was teaching a class about gun safety.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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