USA after Florida attack – With guns against gun violence?

The schools in the USA would have to be expanded to become the best-guarded places in the country, according to the gun lobby organization NRA (picture alliance / dpa / Alexandra Schuler)

First the meeting with students, parents and teachers to ask what consequences should be drawn from the recent Parkland killing spree and the growing protests once morest the lax gun laws. Then a meeting with experts from individual states and local authorities.

Donald Trump took the initiative in the debate regarding rampant gun violence in the United States – unlike his predecessors, something is finally happening, the President said in the group of experts.

Donald Trump wants to intensify the background checks, the verification of gun buyers. He is determined to raise the legal purchase age from 18 to 21 — and he wants to ban the rapid-fire devices that turn semi-automatic guns into fully automatic rifles in no time at all. And he is concerned with mental illnesses, the President indicated, without being specific.

Trump defended his proposals via Twitter

In a series of tweets, Trump defended his proposal to arm selected teachers in schools – once more emphasizing that the concept of “concealed weapons” in school buildings would also mean ending the dangerous gun-free zones in front of and inside school buildings.

Trump emphasized that he had already had intensive discussions with senators and members of parliament regarding his planned catalog of measures – Trump must submit all proposals to Congress for approval. He also consulted with the NRA, the National Rifle Association’s influential gun lobby, Trump said.

Arming Teachers: A Gun Lobby Concept

In a speech to ultra-conservative groups at the CPAC annual meeting, its Vice President Wayne LaPierre made it clear that the initiative to arm teachers was originally an NRA concept: the schools had to be expanded into the best-guarded places in the country, said La Pierre – the Violent armed attacks are best dealt with by an immediate armed response

NRA Vice LaPierre took an unequivocal political stance and accused the Democrats of wanting to take away Americans’ guns and the right to own guns. He also blamed them for the failings in school security and the FBI’s failure to follow up on warnings of an assassination in Parkland.

Gun-affine circles are opposed to tightening gun laws

Overall, Donald Trump’s catalog of measures seems to be closely coordinated with the gun lobby – the NRA only objects to raising the age limit to 21. However, conflicts already seem to be emerging within the Republican Party. Circles with a particular affinity for weapons are opposed to all reforms to tighten gun laws.

Others have expressed concerns regarding the proposal to arm teachers. Marco Rubio, a Florida senator who himself received a $1 million backing from the NRA in the last election campaign, said he was not at all comfortable with the idea of ​​sending his children to a school where teachers were armed.