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General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: mystery-ak on February 16, 2018, 02:08:03 am
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Murphy responds to DeVos on arming teachers to prevent gun violence
By Josh Delk - 02/15/18 08:17 PM EST
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Thursday rebutted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's suggestion to arm teachers in order to prevent future school shootings.
DeVos said in an interview Thursday that states could consider training and arming teachers as a way to stop school shootings. She made the comment while discussing a shooting at a high school in Florida on Wednesday that left 17 people dead.
Asked on ABC's "This Week" about his thoughts on DeVos's statement, Murphy said there is no evidence to support arming people for self-defense against gunmen.
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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/374155-murphy-responds-to-devos-on-arming-teachers-to-prevent-gun-violence (http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/374155-murphy-responds-to-devos-on-arming-teachers-to-prevent-gun-violence)