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Article snippet: GOP leaders in the House are preparing a legislative package aimed at bolstering school safety in reaction to the shooting this month at a Florida high school that left 17 dead and reopened a national debate over guns. “We’re gonna do a lot on school safety,” Rep. MORE (R-Ohio), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, told The Hill. He said the effort will be aimed at improving safety on school campuses, but will also include some gun-related measures. “Part of that’s gun stuff, but part of that’s school safety stuff,” he said. “You may see something introduced this week, but obviously you won’t see it passed this week,” Stivers told The Hill, referring to the shortened workweek in the House. “But pretty quickly. You’ll see it soon.” Trump has also called for background check legislation, raising the age limit for purchasing assault weapons to 21 and banning bump stocks, which increase a semi-automatic weapon’s rate of fire. But the president has been particularly focused on ending gun-free zones around schools, which he argues serve as an invitation for would-be shooters, and for arming at least some teachers and administrators so that they could fire back. Trump met with National Rifle Association (NRA) leaders over the weekend, and spoke with Speaker MORE (R-Ky.) last week. He is set to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday. Rep. MORE (R-N.C.), the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and a lawmaker who fre... Link to the full article to read more