Florida legislature passes law allowing teachers to be armed
Legislation pass by state senate will allow teachers to hold weapons at schools
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MIAMI:
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a law that restricts some access to guns while paving the way for a program allowing teachers and school employees to be armed.
The "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act" passed the state senate a day earlier and will now be sent to the governor to be signed into law, weeks after a school shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland.
The legislation passed by 67 votes to 50, House Speaker Richard Corcoran said.
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Republican Governor Rick Scott has not indicated whether he would veto the law — but he has previously expressed opposition to US President Donald Trump's call to arm teachers.
America's long moribund gun control debate was revived by survivors of the Parkland shooting, who a day after their school was attacked launched the "Never Again" movement.
The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a law that restricts some access to guns while paving the way for a program allowing teachers and school employees to be armed.
The "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act" passed the state senate a day earlier and will now be sent to the governor to be signed into law, weeks after a school shooting that killed 17 people in Parkland.
The legislation passed by 67 votes to 50, House Speaker Richard Corcoran said.
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Republican Governor Rick Scott has not indicated whether he would veto the law — but he has previously expressed opposition to US President Donald Trump's call to arm teachers.
America's long moribund gun control debate was revived by survivors of the Parkland shooting, who a day after their school was attacked launched the "Never Again" movement.