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This he knows because the NRA tells him so: Rep. Matthew Hill's SRO bill
Rep. Matthew Hill aims to put SRO in every public school
http://www.wjhl.com/story/20808798/rep-matthew-hill-aims-to-put-sro-in-every-public-school
Not really every Tennessee school --- just the school systems that can front the money to match Rep. Matthew Hill's proposed 50% state grant. And Hill's proposed legislation does not even begin to address the real problems with handgun violence in schools:
Tennessee General Assembly - Bill Information for HB0557
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/Default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0557&ga=108
Colorado - Report of the Governor Bill Ownes' Columbine Review Commission
http://www.state.co.us/columbine/Columbine_20Report_WEB.pdf