Friday, 23 February 2018

Florida Senate president’s support for arming teachers sets up showdown on gun bills

Florida Senate President Joe Negron said Thursday that he supports arming school teachers, endorsing a controversial proposal that has been severely criticized by educators, law enforcement and even U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, the former speaker of the Florida House. “The notion that my kids are going to school with teachers that are armed with a weapon is not something that, quite frankly, I’m comfortable with,” Rubio said Wednesday during a prime-time nationally televised CNN town hall meeting. Yet Negron’s endorsement of the idea indicates that the much-anticipated package of gun-related bills scheduled to be unveiled Friday will encounter strong political crosswinds, complicating the Florida Legislature’s.


Source: Yahoo News



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