School districts wishing to make some of the changes could begin doing so, such as sending staff for free gun training this summer. Florida, Vermont and Maryland passed such laws after the mass school shooting in Florida in February. Abbott’s report does not appear to depart much from the playbook of the powerful National Rifle Association following school shootings. Authorities have charged a 17-year-old student, Dimitrios Pagourtzis, with capital murder in the May 18 attack at Santa Fe High School. Abbott also wants a new law that would require gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm within 10 days.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 31, 2018 06:11 UTC