School safety experts told FOX News Digital that during this week's vice presidential debate, J.D. Vance and Tim Walz offered two different visions for how to tackle gun violence in the United States, but the problem Only one candidate appears to be “very close to an answer” regarding the question, he said. Protect children in the classroom.
Vance argued during the debate that “we need to strengthen school security” by hiring more school resource officers and making doors and windows harder to break into. President Trump's running mate said the U.S. also needs to figure out the root causes of its “mental health crisis” and that it's “not the whole reason we have such a serious gun violence problem, but I think I think that's a big part of the problem.” . ”
In response, Walz said, “This idea of blaming mental health doesn't mean you're going to be violent because you have a mental health problem. I think the thing is, you start looking for a scapegoat. Sometimes it's just that.” It's a gun, there's something you can do about it. ”
Ryan Petty, whose daughter Alaina was one of the 17 people killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, spoke on Fox after Tuesday's debate. “I've been working on school safety for six and a half years, and I've learned more about how we protect our nation's schools than anything Tim Walz ever said,” he told News Digital. , which is more closely related to the answer given by J.D. Vance.
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During Tuesday's vice presidential debate, J.D. Vance (left) and Tim Walz offered different views on how to tackle gun violence. (Related news organizations)
Asked about Walz's comments, Petty said, “I don't even know what he means when he says, 'Sometimes it's the guns.'” “It has nothing to do with guns. School violence is not caused by the freedoms we enjoy or the rights we have under the Second Amendment.
“The problem runs deeper and requires a more comprehensive solution, and J.D. Vance brings us much closer to the answer. We must protect our schools. We must strengthen their security. We need more school resource officers on campus as both a deterrent and a deterrent.''The last resort to stop an attack once it starts is exactly what I did to protect Florida schools after Parkland. “That's the blueprint we followed here,” he added.
During the discussion, Vance said, “We have to lock the doors better. We have to make the doors stronger. We have to make the windows stronger. And of course we have to hire more school staff. I think we have to make our schools safer because the idea that you can just wave a wand and take a gun out of the hands of a bad guy doesn't fit with recent experience. We have some common sense, bipartisan solutions.
“Another factor contributing to the gun violence epidemic, especially affecting children, is the horrific gun violence problem in many of our largest cities. That's why we need to get rid of the bad guys and get the gun criminals out of our streets.”
Body language experts say Vance exuded confidence compared to his nervous waltz during the debate.
Ryan Petty, whose 14-year-old daughter Alaina was killed in the 2018 Parkland High School shooting, told Fox News Digital, “How we protect our schools is more important than what Tim Walz says.'' “It's much closer to J.D. Vance's response.” (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
“We understand that we have the Second Amendment, but our first responsibility is to make sure our kids understand this,” Walz said during the debate.
“In Minnesota, we were able to enact enhanced red flag laws, tighten background checks, and start capturing data. But here's the problem: If we really want to solve this… There are people who won't allow research to be done on gun violence.
“There are reasonable things we can do to make a difference. It's not a violation of the Second Amendment or the idea of putting some of these weapons out there. It just doesn't make sense.”
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“I'm not trying to intimidate anybody and say, 'Take away your guns,' but I want to ask everyone out there: Do you want your school to look like a fortress?” Walz added.
“Voters heard two very different approaches to America's gun violence crisis,” the gun control group Everytown for Gun Safety said in a statement after the debate. The solution is either more guns or Tim Walz working with Vice President Harris to make sure our kids get home safe every night.”
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On Tuesday, October 1, in New York during the vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) met with Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. (AP/Matt Rourke)
However, Gun Owners of America, a Second Amendment advocacy group, told Fox News Digital that “knives and hammers kill people far more often than Kamala and Tim do with guns.'' I will kill you,” he said. I want to ban it. ”
“Tragedy is never just the fault of an inanimate object. There is always an evil party responsible, a criminal who never enforces gun laws in the first place,” said Aidan Johnston, director of the Federal Affairs Bureau. “That's why America's gun owners are fighting to protect the Second Amendment, which protects law-abiding citizens and protects them and their loved ones from becoming the next victims. It is.”
Adam Kraut, executive director of the Second Amendment Foundation, said, “The Harris-Waltz campaign has demonized peaceful gun owners and repeatedly announced its intent to ban and confiscate America's most popular guns.'' It has also been made clear,” he added.
“Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are the most anti-gun presidential candidates in modern history,” Randy Kozak, executive director of the NRA Legislative Action Institute, also told Fox News Digital in a statement.
President Biden speaks at the Everytown for Gun Safety “Gun Sense University'' conference in Washington, DC on June 11th. (Ken Cedeno/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“They hide behind the political prop of themselves being gun owners in an effort to promote a radical agenda of disarming law-abiding Americans,” he added. “President Trump and Senator Vance are staunch supporters of the Second Amendment and will defend constitutional freedoms in the White House.”
