Dana Loesch on Arming Teachers: NRA’s Resources Are at Schools’ Disposal

STEPHANOPOULOS: How about this call from the president to arm teachers in schools?

LOESCH: I think that if a school and if parents and teachers voluntarily choose to be armed, I think that’s something that schools are going to have to come up with and determine for themselves.

The NRA has had a program, the School Shield program which people can find online, it has so far assisted 150 schools across the country in coming up with solutions for this, making sure that students and teachers are protected, and as Wayne LaPierre said, as I have said before as well, George, the NRA has tons of resources that are at school’s and teacher’s and parent’s disposal on this issue.

STEPHANOPOULOS: But you — I know you want armed security in schools, do you want teachers to be armed? Because (ph) you’ve seen a lot of teachers all across the country state that that’s not a job we want.

LOESCH: If teachers voluntarily choose to and if parents would like it. George, my kids go to a school where teachers voluntarily chose to get trained and carry firearms for their protection and the protection of the students, and this is something that as parents of this school and educators in this community, everyone came together and determined that that was the best thing for that school. This is something that parents and educators are going to have to determine for their schools.

But the NRA’s clear with school shield. (ph) We have tons of solutions. And if schools — George, if schools determine that maybe perhaps firearms, that’s not the way that they want to go, the NRA has solutions for them on that, too. Our resources are at their disposal.