Gun control activists are calling on Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) to veto a bill that would fund training for teachers who want to arm themselves to defend their classrooms.
Associated Press report Gun control activists gathered at the Utah State Capitol on Monday to pressure Cox to veto the funding bill.
On March 1, 2024, Breitbart News reported that two bills, one specifically aimed at arming teachers and another aimed at allowing the arming of school staff other than teachers. reported that it had been passed by Congress and sent to Mr. Cox’s desk.
Targeted at teachers, the bill would provide funding to provide free training to teachers with concealed carry permits who want to protect their students and themselves in the event of an attack.
Timpanogos Academy fifth-grade teacher Christy Belt works through an exercise designed to help teachers make good decisions in active shooter situations at the Utah County Sheriff’s Office shooting range on June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
The Associated Press noted that the law provides “a free…year-long program of training to protect classrooms from active threats and safely store, carry, load and unload firearms in schools.”
The bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Tim Jimenez (R), responded to criticism by stressing that the purpose of armed teachers is to provide “heavy protection” against would-be school attackers.
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