Rep. Richard Hudson Prepares Bill to Help Schools Protect Students Without Disarming Good Guys
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson is leading the official House Republican opposition to the House Democrat gun control legislation being voted on this week.
Tomorrow, Rep. Hudson will introduce the STOP II, Secure Every School and Protect Our Nation’s Children Act. This legislation builds on the STOP School Violence Act to fund additional school resource officers, mental health counselors, hardening schools, closing loopholes in school safety, active shooter training, and training for guidance counselors, law enforcement, and students on intervening with students before they reach a breaking point.
In case you missed it, read about the bill from Breitbart News:
Exclusive: Rep. Richard Hudson Prepares Bill to Help Schools Protect Students Without Disarming Good Guys
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) spoke exclusively to Breitbart News Sunday, noting that he is putting forward legislation this week get funds in the hands of local school districts to enable them to make the best decisions for school safety.
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Hudson reminded Breitbart News that he is a father of a school-aged child and that “school shootings are a gut punch” and he takes them personally. However, he noted that nothing is getting fixed because Democrats and their surrogates in the media frame their response to the attacks in a way that leaves only two options: “Either you support gun control or you want to do nothing and let kids die.”
Hudson continued, “But those aren’t the only two choices. There is a third choice, and that’s to enact some policies that will actually have an impact, that will actually prevent school shootings.”
He went on to mention Republicans’ efforts to protect schools in the past, noting that the “Stop II Act of 2022” is a continuation of those efforts.
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In the closing moments of the interview Hudson told Breitbart News his bill also “creates a clearing house where federal agencies continually update and provide training materials on everything from anti-bullying to mental health to handling threats.” That clearing house would also allow school systems to look at what is working in other systems, facilitating the sharing of necessary information.
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Read the entire article here.
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