Rump's "Modest" Proposal: Guns Guns Everywhere!

Not hearing the voices of the students and parents impacted by gun violence in schools at yesterday's photo op, neo-fascist demagogue and puppet of the National Rifle Rampage Association Donald "Rump" Trump went full metal wingnut on the absurd concept that teachers should be armed, deputized guards to deter deranged shooters armed with military-style assault weapons. Wait, aren't they supposed to be teaching, and aren't local law enforcement supposed to be the guardians?

Rump's inane proposal went even beyond his NRA handlers' position. He wants to arm thousands upon thousands of teachers -- with concealed carry handguns, no less -- and suggested paying them a "small" bonus to do that. Imagine the confusion and collateral damage when you have a dozen teachers firing at....other teachers or innocent students in the panic and chaos. Here's Rump from White (Supremacist) press pool notes this afternoon:

“You can’t hire enough security guards … Your need 100, 150 security guards … But you can have concealed on the teachers.”

You can't hire enough security guards? We thought Rump revered local law enforcement; why not give them the task of protecting schools? The answer is that it won't stop someone from using an easily-purchased AR-15 or Bushmaster-style weapon, someone carrying an AR-15 and wearing body armor who is determined to settle some score or another, cops or no cops. It's the guns, stupid.

Yesterday's photo op/"listening" event was simply a diversionary script that the NRA is pushing: thoughts and prayers, address mental health issues, "harden" schools (what do you do about hardening churches, concert venues, malls, etc.?), but nothing about the common instrument in all of the carnage, namely, military style assault weapons that are meant for the battlefield, not for the public.