Sheriff Buddy Harwood said the decision was made to help his deputies be prepared to take action in the event of an active shooter situation in the district.
A North Carolina school district has taken a controversial step to increase security in the wake of recent school shootings that have happened across the country.
In the wake of the tragedy, a national conversation about gun violence and safety reemerged, with some advocating for stricter gun control laws and others pushing forin schools. Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood said that the decision was made to help his deputies be prepared to take action in the event of an active shooter situation in the district.
In addition to the firearms, Harwood said that each school building in the district has been outfitted with a safe, which will store extra ammunition for the rifles. The safes will also be stocked with"breaching tools," which could be used in the event that a shooter has barricaded themselves in a classroom, as happened in Uvalde.
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