Sentences with phrase «to carry guns in schools»

Long Island Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrart, plans to introduce a bill that would ban teachers from carrying guns in school.

Democrats tried and failed to pass amendments to the Florida Senate's school safety bill, including a provision to allow teachers to carry guns in schools if they receive training and are deputized by a sheriff's office.

Nearly three - fourths of U.S. school teachers (73 percent) oppose the idea of training certain teachers and staff to carry guns in school buildings as a safety measure, with 63 percent «strongly» opposing the idea, a Gallup poll finds.

The Ann Arbor school board wants Michigan lawmakers to repeal a law allowing concealed pistol license holders to openly carry guns in schools.

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky plans to introduce a bill that would ban teachers from carrying guns in schools.

The bill would also allow teachers to carry guns in schools if their school district approves and the teachers undergo law enforcement training and are deputized by the local sheriff's office.

The vote reflected the fierce divide between both major parties over the bill (SB 7026), which also sets up a «guardian» program allowing trained school employees to carry guns in schools.

The law imposes new restrictions on firearm purchases and the possession of «bump stocks,» funds more school police officers and mental health services, broadens law enforcement's power to seize weapons, and allows certain staff members to carry guns in schools.

Even though the incident did not occur on school property, the shooting confirms some of the fears about what could go wrong if teachers were to carry guns in school — that the mere presence of more firearms would increase the risk of gun violence.

The killings in Florida have also revived the debate over whether teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools — an idea DeVos, while careful not to outright endorse it, said in an interview last week with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt should «be part of the broader, more robust conversation about how can we avoid these things in the future.»

In response to a deadly Florida school shooting last month, the state's Senate narrowly passed a bill that would create new restrictions on rifle sales and allow some teachers to carry guns in schools.

They did, however, agree to raise the legal age for purchasing a firearm to 21 — and approved legislation giving teachers the right to carry guns in school.

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D - Long Beach) plans to introduce a bill that would ban teachers from carrying guns in schools.

The issue of whether teachers should be allowed to carry guns in schools is not going away anytime soon in Colorado.

Pennsylvania law bars anyone from carrying guns in school or on school grounds.

The Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools is taking on the President, and politicians around the country who are trying to pass legislation allowing teachers and school staff to carry guns in school.

61 percent — The number of teachers in the Elon poll who said allowing teachers to carry guns in school would make them feel less safe.

The Florida House on Wednesday passed legislation that would impose new restrictions on firearm sales and allow some teachers and staff to carry guns in school.

The law also extended the waiting period to three days, banned «bump stocks,» funded more school police officers and mental health services, and allowed certain staff members to carry guns in schools.

The Senate amended its bill to limit which teachers could volunteer to go through law enforcement training and carry guns in schools.

In response to a deadly Florida school shooting last month, the state's Senate narrowly passed a bill Monday that would create new restrictions on rifle sales and allow some teachers to carry guns in schools.

The bill also would allow teachers to carry guns in schools if their school district approves and the teachers undergo law enforcement training and are deputized by the local sheriff's office.