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Texas Bill Proposes $25,000 for School Employees Authorized to Act as Armed Guards

April 26, 2023
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A new Texas bill proposes a stipend of up to $25,000 for public school employees, who are authorized to act as armed guards on school grounds. The proposed legislation follows a recent trend of training armed school staff after recent mass shootings at educational facilities across the country. Texas lawmakers advanced House Bill 13 on…

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Rep. Massie Refiles Bill to End Federal Gun-Free Zones

April 10, 2023
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has re-introduced his “Safe Students Act” to repeal all federal gun-free zones on April 6, just days after a video of him being shouted at over his proposal to arm teachers by a Democrat representative went viral. Massie released a statement saying the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which was passed as…

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Ohio Governor to Sign Bill Allowing Armed School Employees

June 3, 2022
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COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Democrats said the proposal, which is optional for schools, sends the wrong message a week after the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an…

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The Shooting in Uvalde: Would a School Marshal Program Have Made a Difference?

June 2, 2022
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News Analysis In the wake of the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, one question begs for an answer: Would a School Marshal Program have made a difference? After the shooting in Uvalde, in which 18-year-old Salvador Ramos shot and killed 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…

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