Steve Rothman: “Mr. Speaker, my message is very simple. Congress must give local school boards the resources they need to keep guns out…”

“Mr. Speaker, my message is very simple. Congress must give local school boards the resources they need to keep guns out of their classrooms. Today, when we have elementary schoolchildren bringing guns into their schools, and this phenomenon has occurred across the country, it is now long beyond time to give local school boards the help they need to keep guns out of their schools. Therefore, we must pass the Secure Our Schools Act, a bill which I introduced along with the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Roemer) and others, which is part of this conference report. Under this bill, Federal matching grants would be provided to any school that requests help to pay for metal detectors, security cameras, or other security devices, or to train school officials in security matters, or to work with local law enforcement officials.”