Article snippet: As the nation’s governors gathered in Donald Trump on Monday showed that they are as deeply conflicted as federal lawmakers on what to do about gun violence and safety in schools. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington, one of two Democratic governors to speak during the session, confronted Trump during Monday’s meeting saying he disagreed with the president’s proposal to arm teachers. “I have listened to the first-grade teachers, who don't want to be pistol-packing first-grade teachers. I have listened to law enforcement, who have said they don't want to have to train teachers as law enforcement agencies, which takes about six months,” Inslee said. "So I just suggest we need a little less tweeting, a little more listening, and let's just take that off the table and move forward." Inslee, who has been considered a potential 2020 presidential candidate since he won reelection two years ago, has strongly supported an effort in his state to ban bump stocks. The Washington state House passed a measure last week to do so and it’s expected to pass in the state Senate. "Whatever percentage it is, speaking as a grandfather, speaking as a governor of the state of Washington, I have listened to the people who would be affected by that. I have listened to the biology teachers and they don't want to do that," said Inslee, a Democrat reelected by nearly nine percentage points in 2016. "I have listened to the first-grade teachers who don't want to be pistol-pac... Link to the full article to read more