Trump Suggests Bonuses for Gun-Trained Teachers, Praises the NRA
- President suggests additional pay for teachers who carry guns
- Pressure to act after 17 people were killed in Florida school
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President Donald Trump called for paying bonuses to teachers who carry guns in the classroom, embracing a controversial proposal to curb school shootings hours after offering a full-throated endorsement of the National Rifle Association.
Trump told state and local officials gathered at the White House on Thursday to discuss school safety that “you can’t hire enough security guards” and teachers could carry concealed weapons and “nobody would know who they are.” He said that teachers would go through “rigorous training” and could get “a little bit of a bonus.”