Act Now to Stop Bill that Would Arm Pennsylvania Teachers

From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org):

The first weeks of school are scary enough for kids–and parents. It’s filled with anxiety, and these days the safety of our children is high on that list.

Now, the General Assembly could add guns in the classroom to the list. This Tuesday Senator Mastriano’s bill to arm teachers will receive its first vote–we must stop it here. Teachers should focus on educating our kids. Lawmakers should focus on keeping kids safe. And guns in classrooms are a threat to students and teachers. ¹

Go to https://act.ceasefirepa.org/a/do-not-arm-pennsylvania-teachers to tell your legislator: Arming teachers won’t keep students safe. But you can.

Here what the bill will do:

• Give students access to guns in the classroom. The vast majority of school shooters are associated with the school so it will only increase the danger;
• In moments of chaos if there is an active shooter, it can confuse law enforcement and increase risk;
• And remember no training is necessary to carry guns around schools if this becomes law.

So many parents drop their kids off in the morning at daycare or school, and hope there isn’t some blaring notification of an active shooter.

Teachers are there to help our children learn and grow. They don’t want to carry a gun because our elected officials continue to refuse to take a stand against gun violence.

Let’s stop Sen. Mastriano’s dangerous proposal before guns are in classrooms across the Commonwealth.