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President Trump told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday that he would like to arm teachers who love and want to protect their students.

President Trump suggested bonuses for teachers who carry guns to defend themselves and their students as part of his push to address school safety

President Trump observed that first responders are “5 to 8 minutes” away when a school shooting occurs, but teachers are on scene to shoot sickos “immediately.”

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) countered President Trump by telling a CNN audience he does not support letting teachers carry guns.

The February 14 Florida school shooting has triggered the usual progressive drivel among Democrat politicians arguing for gun control.

Rush Limbaugh made clear that Democrats are focused on the politicization of mass shooting attacks rather than advancement of school safety.

Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff Richard K. Jones offered free concealed carry training for 50 teachers and 250 teachers responded within 24 hours.

Butler County, Ohio, Sheriff Richard K. Jones responded to the Florida school shooting by offering free concealed carry classes to teachers.

Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd says schools must be allowed to adopt a system where concealed firearms holders are on campus and can “run to the threat.”

NRA Chief of Staff Josh Powell points out that the “political class” and pro-athletes have armed protection; why not our children?

Rep. Thomas Massie is urging Congress to repeal federal restrictions so teachers can carry guns for defense of themselves and their students.

It the wake of the attack on unarmed innocents at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, it is important to remember that President Trump campaigned on allowing teachers to be armed for self-defense.

In the wake of the Florida school shooting Adam Baldwin called for school staff members to be armed with guns.

The February 14 shooting demonstrates the necessity of arming teachers to defend students from determined on-campus attackers.

As CA Dems rally behind Assemblyman McCarty’s bill to disarm teachers, a state audit warns K-12 schools are unprepared for active shooters.

Some Colorado teachers are undergoing training to carry guns at school and, amid the tensions of an attack, be enabled to take out “active shooters.”

Democrat Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) is pushing a bill to guarantee teachers will be unarmed and unable to shoot back should an attack occur — though there have been zero incidents or accidents with armed teachers in California.

On March 23, 2014, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed the Safe Carry Protection Act into law, thereby allowing school boards to arm teachers as a means of preventing a Sandy Hook-like attack. Yet over three years later, no school

Palo Cedro’s North Cow Creek School District will now allow teachers with concealed carry permits to bring their firearms to school for defense of themselves and their students.

At least 12 school districts in rural Colorado have armed teachers and staff to protect themselves and students in the event of a Sandy Hook-style attack.

The 2016 University of South Florida Sunshine State Survey finds that Floridians favor allowing teachers and staff to carry guns on Florida public school campuses.

A small school district in the Texas Hill Country placed a sign that gives would-be troublemakers something to think about if they contemplate harming any students on campus.

Teachers are increasingly armed in Ohio, and those who carry are being taught to take out “active killers” via “practical violence response training.”

On July 29, Breitbart News spoke to Mary Anne Marcella, a New York City school teacher who explained that a lockdown at her school caused her to realize that the teacher’s ultimate defense is a firearm.

On June 9, a teacher was forced to use a yardstick to protect students from an alleged gunman on campus.

When Kingsburg Joint Union High School District voted Monday to arm teachers and staff, they joined two other California school districts that have already done the same.

On Wednesday the Tennessee House Civil Justice Subcommittee passed legislation allowing teachers and staff to carry guns at school for self-defense.

On December 16, school board members in Keene, Texas, voted not simply to allow armed teachers, but also to provide the handguns teachers will carry.

In response to parents’ concern over the safety of their children at least 40 Ohio school districts now allow teachers to have a gun in the classroom to use in defense of themselves and their students.

A father is outraged after learning that an “active shooter protocol” at his children’s school, Stevenson Elementary in Heath, Ohio, includes encouraging his eight-year-old son to throw books at the gunman.

When Vince Vaughn told British GQ that he supported guns in schools so those guns could be used to defend children, he said something that is supported by a majority of Americans.

On May 12, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin (R) signed House Bill 2014, legalizing armed teachers and staff on Oklahoma public school campuses.

Following the Taliban’s mid-December attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, teachers are receiving guns and training to use them as part of a bid to beef up security.