The Associated Press reports:
Georgia’s lieutenant governor said Wednesday that he wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to encourage them to carry guns in schools.
Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, speaking at Austin Road Elementary School in Winder on Wednesday, said he wants the state to spend more money on school safety, including paying for teachers and other non-officers to take firearms training, and paying teachers who hold a firearms training certificate an annual stipend.
Jones, who needs conservative credentials if he runs for governor in 2026 against other Republicans, said he wouldn’t support restrictions on guns in any school safety package. “I’m not talking about that. We’re talking about trying to protect the school systems right now,” Jones said.
Read the full article. Jones is a Georgia fake elector but Fulton County DA Fani Willis was barred from bringing charges because she once hosted a fundraiser for his 2022 opponent. In August, it was reported that a special prosecutor would be appointed to consider charges against Jones, who as a state senator tried to call a special legislative session to overturn Biden’s win.
Georgia’s lieutenant governor says he wants to pay teachers $10,000 a year to carry guns in schools. https://t.co/L81jDCYgnS
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2023