After the Parkland, Florida shooting, the president and congress have spoken to the survivors, teachers, and parents who have witnessed that day. Within the White House, Trump spoke about gun control and what they could do to “feel safer” in schools. In a recent photo, Trump has been seen with pre-written crib notes to ask questions about their experiences and what the congress and his administration could do to help, along with the infamous, “I hear you.” He soon needed guidance to keep him on track and help him through the rough session. He has had a scripted speech, after a gunman opened fire at a congressional baseball practice, last summer, then has had scripted notes after the Parkland shooting, and that has raised for unity, and called for healing and peace.

The President sent out a tweet that seemed to blame the students for not reporting warning signs about the gunman (then was later claimed that people had.) The crib notes were a reminder of Trump’s discomfort in these intense situations, but also show an attempt to connect with the families, students, and teachers.

During the shooting, a police officer was stood in front of the high school and failed to stop the shooting. Trump stated the officer was a “coward” or froze under pressure. The officer was trained and armed.

“When it came to get in there and do something, he didn’t have the courage or something happened. But he certainly did a poor job. There’s no question about that.” Trump states.

“That’s the case where somebody was outside, they’re trained, they didn’t act properly or under pressure or they were a coward. It was a real shock to the police department.”

Trump is now considering giving firearms to teachers. Wayne LePierre, NRA (National Rifle Association) Chief, endorsed Trump’s call to “harden our schools”  but leaving out that he also teachers be armed with guns. Teachers and law enforcements agreed that it was a bad idea. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said he doesn’t support the idea.

“The notion that my kids are going to school with teachers that are armed with a weapon is not something, quite frankly, I’m comfortable with,” he said. “And this is really about the safety of the teachers are much as anything else.”

On Wednesday, February 21st, 2018, students of Central Kitsap planned a “walk-out” or much rather, a rally, about gun control. Over 100 people participated. Some say it was needed or important, others say it was unnecessary. Some teachers and bystanders say the students didn’t know what they were “protesting” about.