{"id":2230049,"date":"2024-04-25T13:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-attacks-tennessee-republicans-for-passing-bill-allowing-some-teachers-to-be-armed\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:10:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T17:10:35","slug":"kamala-harris-attacks-tennessee-republicans-for-passing-bill-allowing-some-teachers-to-be-armed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-attacks-tennessee-republicans-for-passing-bill-allowing-some-teachers-to-be-armed\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris criticizes Tennessee Republicans over bill to arm select teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkamala-harris-attacks-tennessee-republicans-for-passing-bill-allowing-some-teachers-to-be-armed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230049&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Tennessee\u2062 Republicans for passing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-gop-governor-expected-to-sign-bill-allowing-armed-teachers-school-employees\/\" title=\"Ohio GOP Governor Expected To Sign Bill Allowing Armed Teachers, School Employees\">bill allowing armed teachers<\/a> in public schools under specific conditions. She advocated for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-wont-rule-out-using-executive-orders-to-crackdown-on-second-amendment-rights-white-house\/\" title=\"Biden Won\u2019t Rule Out Using Executive Orders To Crackdown On Second Amendment Rights: White House\">gun control measures<\/a> like an\u200b &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gun-policies-concern-second-amendment-advocates\/\" title=\"Biden gun policies concern Second Amendment advocates\">assault weapons ban<\/a>&#8221; and\u200b &#8220;red flag \u200dlaws,&#8221; condemning\u2063 the legislature for prioritizing arming \u200cteachers. The bill,\u200b approved in the Tennessee House and Senate, awaits Governor Bill Lee&#8217;s decision for final enactment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kamala Harris<\/a> attacked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee<\/a> Republicans on Wednesday, calling them \u201cextremists\u201d for passing a bill that allows public school teachers to be armed in classrooms after meeting certain conditions, such as firearm training and approval from administrators. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Harris, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kamala-harris-to-visit-2-democrats-expelled-from-tennessee-state-house-push-for-gun-control\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visited<\/a> the Volunteer State last year to push for gun control, called for lawmakers to pass an \u201cassault weapons ban\u201d and \u201cred flag laws.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cArming teachers is not the solution,\u201d Harris posted on X. \u201cWe know what actually works: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">universal background checks<\/a>, red flag laws, safe storage, and an assault weapons ban. Shame on extremists in the Tennessee legislature for failing to protect our children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arming teachers is not the solution. <\/p>\n<p>We know what actually works: universal background checks, red flag laws, safe storage, and an assault weapons ban.<\/p>\n<p>Shame on extremists in the Tennessee legislature for failing to protect our children.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqpbfmkAC0\">https:\/\/t.co\/vqpbfmkAC0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP\/status\/1783308012184121357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Republican-backed bill passed the Tennessee House 68-28 on Tuesday amid raucous protests at the Capitol building in Nashville after previously passing the Senate 27-5. The bill now heads to Republican Governor Bill Lee\u2019s desk where he has 10 days to either sign or veto the message before it would automatically become law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If signed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/wapp.capitol.tn.gov\/apps\/BillInfo\/Default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">measure<\/a> would authorize school faculty and staff to carry a concealed handgun if they possess an enhanced carry license, pass a background check, obtain certification by a healthcare professional as mentally sound, and complete 40 hours of training. The local school board and the school\u2019s principal would also have to authorize teachers who request to be armed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Advocates of the measure say that it will help to protect schools, especially in rural areas that might not be able to afford full-time security on campus. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHave you read the bill, Madam Vice President? It is permissive, allowing a teacher to carry with the approval of the principal, sheriff, and head of school,\u201d Rep Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonZacharyTN\/status\/1783328319707943313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">replied<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to Harris on X. \u201cRequires 40 hours of tactical training, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-splits-with-progressive-groups-sides-with-cops-in-supreme-court-case\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Splits with Progressive Groups, Sides with Cops in Supreme Court Case\">mental health check<\/a>, and enhanced carry permit, to name a few.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714129450076000&#038;usg=AOvVaw11MUL_oXewNl-yGfGqnuu8\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cTN teachers in distressed counties have been able to carry since 2016 without incident. We will take every step necessary to protect children in rural communities,\u201d he added. \u201cPlease focus on the significant national challenges like open borders, crushing inflation, rising energy costs and failed foreign policy. We\u2019ll handle TN.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In April 2023, Harris met with two Tennessee Democrats, Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, after the leftist lawmakers were expelled from the chamber after disrupting a floor session by sneaking a bullhorn onto the House floor and leading a gun control protest with protesters chanting from the chamber\u2019s balcony gallery. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The protest came after a transgender-identifying shooter murdered six people, including three children, at a Christian school in Nashville. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vice President Kamala Harris criticized Tennessee Republicans, labeling them &#8220;extremists,&#8221; for approving a measure enabling selected public school teachers to carry firearms in classrooms following specific criteria like training and administrative consent. Harris, who advocated for gun control during her visit to the state last year, urged legislators to reconsider their stance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":2230050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2105333934.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2230049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-2105333934.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2230049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2230049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2230050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2230049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2230049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2230049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}