In a soft voice, Hockley, a veteran of the gun debates, took issue with the idea of arming schools. Mark Barden, who also lost a son, Daniel, at Sandy Hook, said his wife and other teachers "have more than enough responsibility than to have the awesome responsibility of lethal force to take a life." But one of Pollack's three sons demanded, "We need more firearms on campus."

Source: Los Angeles Times February 22, 2018 01:26 UTC