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SPECIAL | Tennessee gun law: Will armed teachers make schools safer?

2024/5/22
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Rachel Wegner: 田纳西州允许教师持枪的法案源于共和党议员的提案，主要基于全国执法人员短缺以及无枪校园更容易成为袭击目标的考虑。该法案对希望携带枪支的教职员工提出了多项要求，包括背景调查、培训和精神评估，并需要学校管理人员和执法机构的批准。然而，该法案并未规定学校枪支的安全储存措施，也未详细说明学校基本警务培训的具体内容。许多学区表示不会批准教师持枪的请求，教师、家长和学生对该法案表示担忧，部分教师虽然认同在紧急情况下能够自卫，但也对具体实施和培训提出了疑问。人们对该法案的主要担忧包括：在发生枪击案时，持枪教师如何应对；执法人员如何区分持枪教师和枪手；以及教师是否需要对学生采取致命措施。此外，抗议活动中，遇难学生家长表现尤为突出，他们表达了强烈反对和悲痛之情，并积极参与反对该法案的活动。许多专家表示，目前还没有学区实际实施这项政策，即使正在考虑的学区也犹豫不决。

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The bill was introduced by Republican lawmakers due to a nationwide law enforcement shortage and the belief that gun-free zones make schools easier targets for assailants.

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On March 27th, 2023, a mass shooter at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, opened fire, killing three students and three staff members. In the aftermath of yet another U.S. school shooting, Tennessee legislators passed a bill permitting teachers and other school faculty to arm themselves. They’re not alone. According to the Giffords Law Center, roughly half of all states allow school employees who have concealed carry permits to carry firearms on school grounds. Opposition to the Tennessee bill has been fierce. Still, the question remains: how do we keep our schools safe from gun violence? Rachel Wegner, children’s reporter for The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY network, joins The Excerpt to discuss Tennessee’s controversial new law.

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