Florida moves to arm teachers

No Images? Click here         Florida Moves To Arm Teachers After School Massacre Florida’s Republican-controlled state House and Senate advanced bills this week that would train teachers to carry guns in classrooms, advancing GOP calls for more weapons in schools following the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The legislature’s package, approved by committees in both chambers, would devote $67 million to establish school “marshals” ― teachers and school staff trained to carry a concealed weapon.  President Donald Trump last week floated the idea of arming up to 20 percent of teachers, proposing bonuses for educators who undergo training. Law enforcement groups and teacher organizations strongly oppose the idea. The Florida bills also would raise the minimum age for purchasing a firearm in the state to 21 from 18, ban the sale of bump stocks that allow some semi-automatic rifles to fire as rapidly as an automatic, institute a three-day waiting period for purchasing a gun, and increase spending on school mental health resources. “I want to make it virtually impossible for anyone who has mental issues to use a gun,” Gov. Rick Scott (R) said last week. “I want to make it virtually impossible for anyone who is a danger to themselves or others to use a gun.” READ MORE For more on the ongoing response to the Parkland shooting and the rest of the day's most important news, sign up for HuffPost's Morning Email.      WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? Officials are reportedly worried Jared Kushner could be manipulated by foreign interests. The story dropped the same day we learned Kushner had lost his top-secret security clearance. READ MORE Republicans may finally, reluctantly, do something on guns. The political calculus could be different this time. READ MORE Dick's Sporting Goods will quit selling assault-style rifles. The big sporting goods retailer joins Corporate America’s response to the scourge of gun violence. READ MORE    .     ICYMI The conservative Supreme Court majority was built to crush union. And that’s just what it’ll do.   Far-right troll Chuck Johnson tried out for "Survivor." Here's his audition tape.   The morning after the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s press staff warned House candidates and their staffs not to “politicize” the shooting that day. Politicization, according to the DCCC official, included talking about gun violence prevention policy.    . Want more?  Hope Hicks Reportedly Admits To Lying, And Now People Want Answers Michelle Obama Appears To Diss Trump: I Use Twitter ‘Like A Grownup’ Mike Pence Suggests Legal Abortions In U.S. Could End ‘In Our Time’     How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe