Hutchinson Calls For Armed Officers In Every School

The Iowa Capital Dispatch reports:

In the aftermath of a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, former Arkansas governor and potential presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson called Tuesday for armed officers in every school. Hutchinson, a Republican, made his comments during an event with Drake University students in Des Moines.

“My belief is that every school should have armed personnel,” Hutchinson said. “Ideally, it’s a school resource officer or a trained law enforcement officer, but in Arkansas we have allowed some of our rural schools to have training for the personnel there so that they can be able to respond in the event something happened.”

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A day after a school shooting in Nashville, potential GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson told Drake University College Republicans there should be armed personnel in every school. #iacaucus https://t.co/QuhJU3uYSl via @IowaCapDispatch

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