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March 7, 2018 Page 7 Rebuke to Arming Teachers C ontinued froM p age 3 Portland’s police officers and pub- lic school teachers. Daryl Turner, the president of the Portland Police Association, said that such a move would pose serious risks and likely add to the chaos and confusion during a school shooting. “In an active shooter incident, having teachers running around a school with guns while law enforcement enters the building could make it difficult for us to differentiate between the good guys and the bad guys. It would increase the risk of innocent peo- ple—children, other teachers, and police officers—being injured or killed,” Turner said. Portland Association of Teach- ers President and educator Su- zanne Cohen told the Portland Observer Tuesday that arming teachers still operates under the assumption that mass shootings in schools and other public places is considered normal. “When I was a kid in school, we didn’t practice hiding in clos- ets. When I started my teach- ing career, we didn’t have these drills,” Cohen said. “We all need to stop being un- comfortable to talk about ending gun violence. It’s not political to end gun violence, we need to work together to figure that out.” Cohen said that instead of arm- ing teachers, assault rifle bans and common sense legislation should be put in place to mitigate tragedies in the future. President Trump and the Na- tional Rifle Association are call- ing for arming pro-gun teachers in response to the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla. where 17 were killed with an AR- 15, semi-automatic assault rifle last month. Turner said that because a teacher’s job is to educate chil- dren, “It would be hard for the vast majority to quickly be- come highly skilled marksmen equipped for a confusing, rapidly unfolding crisis.” ABC News also reported last week that a recent study conduct- ed from the National Bureau of Economic Research discredited the “good guy with a gun” solu- tion to gun violence. It showed that, in states that had laws allow- ing citizens to carry handguns, an increase of 13 to 15 percent in vi- olent crimes occurred by the 10th year. A study conducted by the FBI in 2014 also showed that, be- tween the years 2000 and 2013, most civilians who safely stopped a mass shooter were unarmed. Turner, who also represents a bi-partisan law enforcement advocacy group, calls on law- makers to ban gun modification equipment that can make weap- ons more deadly, enhance sen- tences for those who commit mass shootings, and enforce ex- isting gun laws. Obituary In Loving Memory Showdogs is a full service salon. We do baths, all over hair cuts, tooth brushing, nail trims, soft claws, flea treatments, mud baths, and ear cleaning. We also have health care and grooming products to keep your pet clean in between visits. Show Dogs Grooming Salon & Boutique 926 N. Lombard Portland, OR 97217 503-283-1177 Tuesday-Saturday 9am-7pm Monday 10am-4pm Yo dawg is gonna look like a show dawg and your kitty will be pretty. Stanley Wheeler Our beloved father and husband, Stanley Wheeler, aka Big Stan, passed away on his 67th birthday, Feb. 5, 2018 in Vancouver. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1951 to Mae Bell Bristo Wheeler. In 1981, he married Denise, and together they raised their two daughters, Talischia and Sharnelle. After 37 years with Tri-Met, Stan retired as a road operations supervisor. He is survived by his wife Denise Wheeler, son Imil Wheeler, daughters Talischia Tupper and Shar- nelle Niedermeyer, son-in-law Luke Niedermeyer, granddaughter N’Dea Wheeler of New Jersey, and grandsons Donatello Tupper, Braylon Hall, D’Ange- lo Tupper, Lincoln Niedermeyer and Sawyer Nied- ermeyer. He is predeceased by his mother Mae Bell, sister Jessie Mae Casey, and brother Willie Clyde Gray. A memorial service under the direction of the Terry Family Funeral Home will be held Thurs- day, March 8 at 11 a.m. at the North Portland Eagles Lodge, 7611 N. Exeter. 5010 NE 9th Ave Portland, Or 97211 Phone: 503 284-2989 We specialize in a variety of cuts for men and women, hot towel razor shaves, braiding, hair extension, Shampoo, blow dryer and Platinum fade. Call Today or Walk in !!! Subscribe ! Fill Out & Send To: 503-288-0033 Attn: Subscriptions, PO Box 3137, Portland OR 97208 $45.00 for 3 months • $80.00 for 6 mo. • $125.00 for 1 year (please include check with this subscription form) Name: Telephone: Address: or email subscriptions@portlandobserver.com