The legislation from state Sen. Steve West would let local districts hire armed marshals to patrol public schools, make citizen's arrests and protect people from "imminent death or serious physical injury."

Bailey Nicole Holt and Preston Ryan Cope, both 15, were killed and another 18 people injured when a classmate opened fire.

Officers with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department responded to the shooting at Marshall County High School in Benton around 8 a.m. CT.