Trump calls for highly trained teachers to be permitted to carry concealed firearms at schools

At the NRA forum, Trump urged high-skilled teachers to be allowed to carry concealed firearms in school. As part of his remarks, he called for "drastically" changing the nation's approach to mental health and for "a top-to-bottom overhaul of school security across this country," while dismissing further restrictions on firearms.

He noted that "the existence of evil in this world does not justify disarming law-abiding citizens."

Law-abiding citizens should be armed for the very best reasons. Trump said schools should have a single point of entry, metal detectors and hardened classroom doors, and a police or armed guard should be on duty at all times. Another call he made was that trained teachers be allowed to carry concealed weapons in the classroom. 

Biden addressing gun control

In the meantime, the groups are urging the Biden administration to make an emergency declaration on gun violence, name a gun violence czar, lift the filibuster if necessary, and issue an executive order on background checks for firearms purchases if lawmakers fail to pass legislation tightening loopholes.

In the wake of the Uvalde shooting, President Biden and Democratic legislators have renewed calls for stricter gun laws, but NRA board members and other attendees dismissed proposals to limit access to firearms or ban their purchase.

It is not unusual for the NRA to gather during local mourning or controversy.

 Approximately one week after the deadly shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado, the organization held a shortened version of its 1999 meeting in Denver.

Americans believe mass shootings would be less frequent if guns were harder to obtain and believe schools and other public places are less safe than they were two decades ago, according to a new poll.