Trump promotes arming teachers with guns

Trump has cycled through a number of proposals - including some gun limits deemed unacceptable by the NRA

US President Donald Trump on Thursday enthusiastically embraced a National Rifle Association (NRA) position to arm highly trained teachers to fortify schools against mass shootings like the one last week. Trump, who said the armed teachers should receive extra pay as an incentive, promoted his idea as demands for stronger gun control intensified across the country.

“You give them a little bit of a bonus, so practically for free, you have now made the school into a hardened target,” Trump said. The president estimated that 10 per cent to 40 per cent of school employees would be qualified to handle a