Washington,
\nUnder pressure to act, President Donald Trump today vowed to find a long-term solution to stop growing gun violence in America and floated the idea of arming teachers to prevent a repeat of the recent Florida school shooting that killed 17 people, mostly students.<\/p>\n
Trump responded to a number of emotional stories from the survivors and parents of victims from the shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14 by pledging to act on school shootings \u201ctwo minutes\u201d after a listening session.<\/p>\n
The event, hosted in the White House\u2019s State Dining Room, brought Trump face-to-face with angry students and parents who have demanded firmer action on gun violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to learn everything we can learn. Starting about two minutes after this meeting, we\u2019re going to work. This is a long-term situation that we have to solve. We\u2019ll solve it together,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have gone through extraordinary pain, and we don\u2019t want others to go through the kind of pain that you\u2019ve gone through. Wouldn\u2019t be right,\u201d said the President.<\/p>\n
Trump said that his administration would look strongly into gun purchase ages, as well as the \u201cmental health aspect.\u201d A Pollack, whose daughter died in the school shooting said that it is time for the country to come together. \u201cWe as a country failed our children. This shouldn\u2019t happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t get on a plane with a bottle of water, but we leave it, some animal could walk into a school and shoot our children. It\u2019s just not right, and we need to come together as a country and work on what\u2019s important, and that\u2019s protecting our children in the schools. That\u2019s the only thing that matters right now,\u201d Pollack said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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