he said as a leader he would step in and help as a leader to help the people in the school. the coach and other adults. even the students stepped up to help other students. is he trained in firing a weapon? is he trained in using a hand gun or fire arm? i don t think that was tpoin he was making. he is being a leader and would want to take a courageous action. president trump suggestion of arming teachers troubling many officials, including washington state s democratic governor jay inslee. i think this is a circumstance where we need to listen. educators should educate and not hoisted upon this responsibility of packing heat in first grade classes. now i understand you have suggested this and we suggest things and sometimes we listen to people about it and they don t look good later. i suggest we have less tweeting
is he trained in firing a weapon? is he trained in using a hand gun or firearm at some point. i don t think that was the point he was making. he was saying he would be a leader and would want to take a courageous action and a lot of individuals that helped protect others that day weren t carrying firearms which shows that you can be helpful in that process without it. reporter: and we should point out that she never asked the question whether the president is trained to use a firearm. our sources are telling us ton the that the president and this white house are committed to doing something on this issue and we should see some movements toward strengthening the background system. i talked to a source on capitol hill this evening who said they feel that is something that can get done and one idea that was floated which i thought was interesting is there is some talk among lawmakers that they
able to help as a number of the individuals that were in the schools, the coach and other adults and even a lot of the students stepped up and helped protect other students. i think the point he was making is that he would have wanted to play a role on that as well. is he trained in firing a weapon? is he trained in using a hand gun or firearm at some point. i don t think that was the point he was making. he was saying he would be a leader and would want to take a courageous action and a lot of individuals that helped protect others that day weren t carrying firearms which shows that you can be helpful in that process without it. reporter: and we should point out that she never asked the question whether the president is trained to use a firearm. our sources are telling us ton the that the president and this white house are committed to doing something on this issue and we should see some movements toward strengthening the background system.
it doesn t solve the problem at hand. it creates new problems, you know, in terms of where is it going to be stored? and what happens if a student gets their hands on it? what happens if the wrong teacher has a weapon? i don t believe it would have helped in this instance either because you re bringing a hand gun like a concealed weapon is a hand gun to a fight with someone who is armed with, you know, an ar-15. so, i feel i honestly it s a terrible policy. the president has also said that he wants to harden schools. what do you take away from that framing of it and what do you think should be done to try and physically protect schools if anything? i mean, we re already doing a lot of those things. you know, most schools in our district schools are fenced. there is a single entry point. you have to come in, show your
they re committed to working with everybody in terms of, you know, in their own time and what do they need and how can the district support them. one of the proposals that the president has advocated in the wake of what happened at your school is the possibility of teachers arming themselves and carrying guns in the classroom. is that something that you personally would consider or feel comfortable with? and do you think it s good policy across the board? no, it s not something i m comfortable with. i think it s a terrible policy. it doesn t solve the problem at hand. it creates new problems, you know, in terms of where is it going to be stored? and what happens if a student gets their hands on it? what happens if the wrong teacher has a weapon? i don t believe it would have helped in this instance either because you re bringing a hand gun like a concealed weapon is a hand gun to a fight with someone who is armed with, you know, an