RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A heartbreaking scene in Minneapolis on Wednesday is resonating with students, parents, and school districts across the country.

Two students were shot and killed, and 17 other people injured in a mass shooting at a church connected to a private school. It’s brought a renewed focus today on keeping students safe.

“What the Minneapolis shootings illustrated most clearly was how easily they could’ve been prevented had an armed security officer been on site,” Paul Valone with Grass Roots NC said.

Supporters of House Bill 193 are hopeful the new law will do just that: keep students safe.

The law allows anyone inside of a private school to be armed if they have written permission from a school administrator, a concealed carry permit, and 8 hours of training. It was in

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