No doubt, the task before NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre today is an extremely difficult one. But in light of this morning’s revelations about the Uvalde police department, I am not sure talking up the NRA’s training of school security assessors is going to move the needle of public opinion.
On March 22, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department hosted an “active shooter training” session at the Uvalde High School. In a Facebook post, the department declared, “our overall goal is to train every Uvalde area law enforcement officer so that we can prepare as best as possible for any situation that may arise.” The problem in Uvalde was not a lack of training.
LaPierre also called on the country to ‘fully fund” its police departments. But at this point, there is no indication that a lack of funding impeded the police response to the shooting at the Robb Elementary School.