capability to take these people out rapidly before they can do this kind of damage. >> reporter: president trump repeating his call to allow some properly trained teachers to carry a concealed weapon and denouncing the armed deputy who police say did nothing during the parkland school shooting. >> somebody who was outside, they're trained. they didn't react properly under pressure or they were coward. >> reporter: at a conservative conference the president arguing an armed educator might have made a difference. >> the teacher would have shot the hell of him before he knew what happened. >> reporter: in front of that friendly crowd no mention of a different he backs raising the age limit from 18 to 21. instead the president aligning himself with the gun rights group about democrats. >> they'll take away your second amendment. remember that. >> reporter: no sitting democrat has called for that, but some do want a ban on semi automatic weapons. so does at least one republican,