Trump's school safety commission won't look at the role of guns in schools

"That is not part of the commission's charge per se," Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said at a congressional hearing Tuesday.
2:50 | 06/05/18

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We are commission look at the role of firearms is they're related sued gun violence in our schools. Thanks senator for that question and it is an honor to serve and to lead this commission. We are focused on the twenty some different. Provision where you can look at I know I understand the law broad. Malta the sick in the chairman and is there because I try to give you questions can be answered yes or no. Were your commission look at the royal farms as it relates to gun violence in their schools that is not part of the commission's charge per say piracy so you. The two starting gun violence but not considering the role of guns. Where actually studying school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe and well. You're saying things like. How much time you spend video games on the average ignore a lot of other countries they're really spend just as much time. They have only a tiny fraction of the shootings. Than we do. The guard choice for mass shooters is and they are fifteen. Do believe an eighteen year old high school whose student should be able to walk into the store ms. clear c'mon they ar fifteen style gun. And hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Well sir I know that this body and your counterparts on the other side of the capitol have. Address a number of these issues and I know that you're going to continue to debate. I'm try to get out and try to give you questions can be answered yes you know due to drought and amid repeated and Keizo wasn't clear. Thank you believe an eighteen year or high school student should be able to walk into a store. They mayor's lawyer Kamal there. Fifteen is assault weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. I believe that's very much a matter for debate and I know that's been debated within this body in we'll continue to be our focus is on raising up. Successful. Proven techniques and approaches to ensuring schools are safe for students to. They're doing here at those other countries where this students have started as just as much time on social media. And video games and everything else but have much. A much slower. Gun violence in their schools. We had a very important meeting last week in Maryland at a school it within a district that has. Employed. An approach called PBI asks for sixteen or eighteen years that deals aren't. Every day in May my question clear are you looking at some of those countries. What is this tunes do just my salmon video games. And just as much time on social media is we do. But do not have a gun violence at you'd look candles and all that does say yes and no. Not for say thank you.

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