Florida gun law that allows teachers to carry firearms is SLAMMED by Parkland survivor

A new gun law that will allow some Florida teachers to carry firearms on school grounds has gun law proponents and a Parkland shooting survivor outraged. 

On Tuesday, the controversial law signed by Governor Ron DeSantis in May 2018 went into affect, two years after the horrific Parkland shooting.   

Parkland survivor and activist Cameron Kasky called the new policy ‘dangerous’ and ‘asinine’ on Anderson Cooper Full Circle. 

Cameron Kasky (right) appeared on Anderson Cooper Full Circle to discuss the new gun bill signed by Governor Ron DeSantis 

Kasky cited a 2008 RAND study that found found NYPD officers had a 18% hit rate in shootings and a 37% rate in close shootings.

‘The notion that my chemistry teacher is expected to have any sort of control of a situation where there’s a mass shooting or some sort of violence among students is incredibly dangerous,’ he said.  

He continued: ‘We have a traumatized generation already. We have a generation of children who are frightened to go into school.’

Kasky: 'The notion that my chemistry teacher is expected to have any sort of control of a situation where there's a mass shooting or some sort of violence among students is incredibly dangerous'

Kasky: ‘The notion that my chemistry teacher is expected to have any sort of control of a situation where there’s a mass shooting or some sort of violence among students is incredibly dangerous’

‘The thought that their teachers, a force of authority, are going to be armed – that is detrimental to our generation. It frightens them.’

Kasky also touched on the idea students of color who may feel uncomfortable in classrooms where white teachers are able to carry guns.

‘It certainly make me uncomfortable, but again, I can’t imagine what students of color must face,’ he said. 

‘I don’t face the same violence from authority figures that students of color might.’

Kasky (right) brought up a RAND study that found NYPD officers have an 18% hit rate during shootings

Kasky (right) brought up a RAND study that found NYPD officers have an 18% hit rate during shootings

The bill was created in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in 2017 that left 34 people shot and 17 dead. 

It is a part of the Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program, named after the Parkland faculty member Aaron Feis, that allows schools to arm staff or personnel hired as guardians in case of an armed attack.  

Participants must pass a psychological test, complete drug testing and undergo at least 144 hours of training.  

The new bill is a response to the 2017 Parkland Shooting when Nikolas Cruz (pictured) shot 34 people and killed 17

The new bill is a response to the 2017 Parkland Shooting when Nikolas Cruz (pictured) shot 34 people and killed 17

With shootings increasingly becoming a real and detrimental threat to students, some school districts in the U.S. have already sanctioned armed teachers.

Districts on South Dakota, Arkansas, Utah and Texas have allowed this policy for several years. 

All U.S. states, excluding Hawaii, New Hampshire and Wyoming, prohibit people from bringing guns to K-12 campuses.

The new law was a response to the 2017 Parkland shooting (pictured) that caused a national conversation about U.S. gun laws 

But eight states allow concealed handgun permit holders to carrying weapons on school grounds or have no law around addressing the topic, according to the Giffords Law center to Prevent Gun Violence.

According to the Florida Department of Education, 39 of the 67 state counties are participating in the program. 

This includes Broward county, whose superintendent publicly denounced the new precaution.

Robert Runcie, Broward County Public Schools superintendent said: ‘We don’t need to put guns in the hands of teachers. You know what we need? We need to arm our teachers with more money in their pocket.’

Critics of the bill have pointed out the plan lacks adequate oversight, like making sure staff training is sufficient. 

News of the bill have divided both lawmakers and social media users, some of whom have taken to Twitter (pictured) to share their views

News of the bill have divided both lawmakers and social media users, some of whom have taken to Twitter (pictured) to share their views

Earlier this year, Florida State House Democrats appealed to their Republican members to consider the danger that may come with the new decision, especially for black and Latino students.

Even on social media, users are divided over the bill. 

One user said: Florida teachers can now carry guns. So we know the schools are dangerous and instead of finding a solution we tell teachers to carry guns that’s like trying to cure AIDS with AIDS.’ 

One supporter said: 'So you train teachers how to deal with an active shooter but don't allow them to carry. This doesn't make sense'

One supporter said: ‘So you train teachers how to deal with an active shooter but don’t allow them to carry. This doesn’t make sense’

Supporters of the bill pointed out lapse of coverage in previous gun safety policies.

‘So you train teachers how to deal with an active shooter but don’t allow them to carry. This doesn’t make sense. And gun free zones are a joke,’ one supporter said.  

The superintendent of Bay County School, Bill Husfelt, is one of the school officials who supports the idea.

‘You know, until you’re standing in front of someone with a gun pointed at you, you don’t realize how helpless you really are,’ Husfelt said.

‘We don’t look at it as we want more guns, we look at it as we want more protection.’     

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