A new round of legislative proposals that would put armed security guards in every Pennsylvania school is swiftly drawing push back from an anti-gun rights advocacy group. Similar measures in recent years have stalled.
CeaseFirePa, an anti-gun rights advocacy group, is pushing back on newly introduced legislation that would put armed and trained security guards in each Pennsylvania school. Tegan Johnston | MLive.com Tegan Johnston | MLive.comA state lawmaker’s proposal to require armed guards in every Pennsylvania public school was swiftly blasted by a gun control advocacy group.
“This question has been studied extensively and we know that armed personnel in schools are not effective at deterring or stopping active shooters. Just look at the failures in Parkland and Uvalde.”that would require all Pennsylvania schools to employ armed security guards during school hours. “We require our children to attend school therefore it is incumbent upon us to do everything we can to secure them while they are there,” Regan said. “Failure to enact this bill would leave our schools, teachers, and students more vulnerable to attack. That is too great a risk that we just cannot take.
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