Graham Wants Armed Retired Military To Patrol Schools

The Hill reports:

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday called for retired and former military members to step up to enhance security in schools following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, last week.

Graham wrote in a thread posted to his Twitter account that the U.S. has “hundreds of thousands” of former military members “who could bring a lot to the table” in protecting schools and that trained ROTC instructors should be able to carry firearms to make schools more secure.

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We have hundreds of thousands of well-trained former military members who could bring a lot to the table in terms of school security.

ROTC instructors with firearms training should be allowed to possess weapons to enhance school security.

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— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 3, 2022

I will be working to create a certification process that allows former military members to go through school security training and become available to school districts throughout the country.

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— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 3, 2022

It is time to mobilize our retired and former service members who are willing to help secure our schools.

Our schools are soft targets.

They contain our most valuable possession – our children, the future of our country – and must be protected.

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— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 3, 2022

Schools should be treated like courthouses, banks, capital buildings, etc when it comes to security.

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— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) June 3, 2022