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Founder of @MomsDemand, grassroots army of @Everytown fighting to end gun violence. Working to elect women. Rated Fx by the NRA since 2012. Book out May 2019.

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Joined February 2011

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    Shannon Watts‏Verified account @shannonrwatts 13h13 hours ago

    Shannon Watts Retweeted Martha MacCallum

    It’s the teachers who want to participate in this that worry me, Martha. Police hit moving targets 30% of the time. Not to mention guns stored negligently, or used as discipline (Google it; both have happened). If a child’s life is lost for any of these reasons, would you object?https://twitter.com/marthamaccallum/status/1081283587033436160 …

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    Martha MacCallumVerified account @marthamaccallum
    A teacher who did not want to participate, would not be part of this program. It's voluntary, as a last line of defense. If a child's life is saved by a teacher who was trained and licensed to carry a gun, would you object? https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/1080970210100690944 …
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      2. Nelba Márquez-Greene,  🇵🇷 🇨🇦‏Verified account @Nelba_MG 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        Do any single one of these folks wanting to arm teachers want to discuss who is more likely to get shot at school? Black and brown boys & girls. Who exactly is supposed to feel safe with armed teachers? Not me and I’ve already lost one.

        9 replies . 33 retweets 254 likes
      3. Nelba Márquez-Greene,  🇵🇷 🇨🇦‏Verified account @Nelba_MG 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @Nelba_MG @shannonrwatts

        Do any one of these geniuses wanting to arm teachers want to actually look at the science of learning and fear? Because a scared brain is less likely to absorb new information. It won’t work. Let’s just say it loudly- it’s a stupid idea that benefits the gun lobby.

        2 replies . 8 retweets 70 likes
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      2. Pissed Off Public School Teacher‏ @off_public 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        As a teacher, I DO NOT want to be armed, and I REALLY DO NOT want to work with teachers who are armed. Believe me when say, this situation would be CAREER-ENDING for me. I also would pull my kids out of their schools if *any* of their teachers were armed.

        4 replies . 3 retweets 33 likes
      3. Tara‏ @TTmamaNole 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @off_public @shannonrwatts

        This is how I feel (teacher too, hi 👋).

        1 reply . 0 retweets 8 likes
      4. Taylor‏ @Peetafan7 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @TTmamaNole @off_public @shannonrwatts

        This is how I feel as well! (Also a teacher!) I asked about this in my last interview before I accepted the job. If there was any chance of anyone being armed, I would not have accepted.

        1 reply . 1 retweet 7 likes
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      2. Likely Voter‏ @VoterLikely 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts @soledadobrien

        The type of teacher that would volunteer for that is likely the type of teacher you wouldn’t want with a gun in the first place.

        2 replies . 0 retweets 31 likes
      3. Sherri Sup‏ @SherriSup 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @VoterLikely @shannonrwatts @soledadobrien

        EXACTLY!!! The only teacher in my school who wants to be armed I wouldn't trust with a paper cutter!

        1 reply . 0 retweets 6 likes
      4. Meredith Lee‏ @meralee727 9h9 hours ago
        Replying to @SherriSup @VoterLikely and

        Very true! I have enough trouble keeping track of pencils, pens and dry erase markers that always seem to disappear....you want teachers to keep track of guns?

        0 replies . 0 retweets 4 likes
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      1. Sherri Sup‏ @SherriSup 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        I am a teacher. I would quit my job if they armed us. We are not qualified as police. If so, we would have become police. Period.

        0 replies . 1 retweet 29 likes
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      2. Renee Shatanoff‏ @ReneeVoiceBrand 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        Does every parent have to sign a waiver that if their child is shot and/or killed they won't hold the school district, principal, and/or teacher liable and responsible??? Seriously???

        1 reply . 1 retweet 12 likes
      3. BroadStreetStrong‏ @bkschwartz 11h11 hours ago
        Replying to @ReneeVoiceBrand @shannonrwatts

        Yes, excellent point and never mentioned

        0 replies . 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. Katie Elder‏ @kati3lder 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        It’s insanity. I’ve worked with teachers for 25 years. The ones who want the guns are exactly the ones we don’t want to have them.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 20 likes
      3. Debbie B.  🌊 🌊 🌊‏ @EttaLnLavender 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @kati3lder @shannonrwatts

        My thinking exactly! Those of us who worked in the schools know it’s far from safe. My first reaction when I heard this suggested was to laugh uncontrollably—-then I realized some people were serious. This will not end well.

        0 replies . 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Indivisible IL‏ @IndivisibleDPGE 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        This is also not a movie. The bad guys don't wear stormtrooper outfits and the good guys don't wear shirts labeled "I'M A GOOD GUY! DON'T SHOOT ME ARRIVING POLICE!" And don't even get me started about the likely outcome of a good BLACK teacher holding a gun....

        2 replies . 1 retweet 18 likes
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      1. Darby Wallace‏ @sassenachdarby 12h12 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        People who would volunteer to carry weapons in a school should NOT be trusted to carry weapons in a school.

        0 replies . 1 retweet 10 likes
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      1. Bill Bayne‏ @azpuck 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        I’ve been in public education for 37 years. Believe me, the teachers that would want to be able to carry a gun are the ones you really don’t want to have them.

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      2. Ali V  ⚜️‏ @AliV1127 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @shannonrwatts

        Plus—are the teachers supposed to provide their own guns? And use handguns v assault rifles? We already ask way too much of teachers...

        2 replies . 0 retweets 15 likes
      3. Jammy‏ @linjashm 13h13 hours ago
        Replying to @AliV1127 @shannonrwatts

        Thank you!

        0 replies . 0 retweets 3 likes
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