US President Donald Trump suggested arming teachers to deter future mass shootings as he held an emotional meeting at the White House on Wednesday, with survivors of the gun rampage that left 17 people dead at a Florida high school. “This would only be obviously for people who are very adept at handling a gun,” Trump added. “No longer can I walk the halls I walked millions of times before without fear and sadness,” Stoneman Douglas student Florence Yared told a crowd that included thousands of supporters. ‘My daughter has no voice’The White House meeting was attended by Stoneman Douglas students, their parents and also the parents of victims of the Columbine, Sandy Hook and other shootings. The idea of countering school shootings with additional weapons is already being put in place in Broward County, where Stoneman Douglas is located.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 22, 2018 03:33 UTC