BALTIMORE — With the uptick in youth gun violence, state lawmakers are seeking solutions.
But a bill is being introduced to have Baltimore City school resource officers with firearms.
This bill tries to make a comeback time and time again.
It was first introduced back in 2019 and every time it has been brought to legislators, they ultimately voted no.
But a Baltimore City bill supporter says with the rise in youth violence, he thinks it may have a better chance this year.
Once again, Republican Senator J.B. Jennings is introducing this bill where he wants Baltimore City School Police to be required to have firearms.
Baltimore City is the only school district to prohibit school resource officers from carrying firearms in school buildings, according to the Maryland Center for School Safety.
But the president of the Matthew Hension Neighborhood Association says this bill is his last hope of a solution.