The Rights I’ll Defend
- I do not support bans on the firearms Americans use for hunting, sport, and self-defense.
- I support the right of law-abiding citizens to carry firearms in public.
Responsibility and Community Safety
- I support armed security in our schools when the school district and the community decide together that it is necessary.
- I do not support arming teachers. As a former teacher and principal, I know the balance a classroom needs — a firearm is far more likely to undermine a teacher’s ability to teach and a student’s ability to learn.
- I support a community’s right to set temporary, agreed-upon limits at events like parades and protests, when local organizers and officials together decide that firearms would create a real risk to public safety.
