In 1990 then-Senator Joe Biden introduced the Gun-Free School Zones Act, this legislation sought to end school shootings by barring law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms on campus. The idea of making gun-free zones expanded across the country after this and now many workplaces, storefronts, and public spaces are considered to be gun-free zones.
With so many gun-free zones you would think that the country would see a sharp decline in the number of mass shootings. This however has not been the case, with mass shootings having become actually far more common.
The shocking truth is that, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center, 94% of all mass shootings occur in gun-free zones.
Gun-free zones punish law-abiding citizens, people who already follow the law, not criminals, who routinely break the law.
Gun-free zones have never stopped any criminals from bringing guns into them, but they do frequently serve as a deterrent to law-abiding gun owners from carrying their own firearms in the same areas. The latter of which is frequently the best line of defense against a crazed mass shooter.
Gun-free zones serve to make locations an easy target for any potential criminal. A criminal looking to commit a mass shooting is far more likely to go to a school or workplace where security is minimal and guns are not allowed than somewhere where law-abiding citizens are likely to be armed.
The sad reality is that the objective of most mass shooters is simply to kill as many people as possible, and they are more likely to be able to accomplish this in a location where there is no one who is able to fight back.
The ‘good guy with a gun’ argument has long been employed by pro-second amendment activists opposed to gun-free zones, but the easier and more sensible argument to make is simply one of ‘soft targets.’ If there is potential that someone at a movie theater or workplace has a gun and could stop a potential rampage, a shooter might not be so willing to commit an act of senseless violence there.
Gun-free zones like most gun control legislation target law-abiding citizens who do not engage in crime, while leaving criminals and the mentally unstable completely untouched. These gun-free zones have never made anyone safer, and in fact, have likely contributed to higher than necessary death tolls during some of America’s most notorious mass shootings.
“Gun Free Zones”?! How about “Gun Free Nations”? Venezuela is one of those nations, and their benighted country is the murder capital of the world.
Every nation south of the border has the same cult. All are kill zones. All have laws that no citizen can have a gun.
Gun free zone iis a nice name for kill zones.
The idiots who post signs saying no guns allowed should print signs saying that they agree to become victims
Folks in Australia will vouch for your statement. They regretfully surrendered their gun rights, and they’re now living in fear as gun wielding criminals maraud around their neighborhoods invading households and killing store clerks.
The same thing in Mexico David
The drug cartels can be credited with many of Mexico’s murders and other crimes. I understand from my brother, who lived in El Paso, that Ciudad Juarez sounded like beer night in Beirut. Mexico is supposed to be a Gun Restricted Country, though you’d never know it.
Everything we’re hearing and seeing today follows a script. The Media and Government are enjoined to relieve Americans of our Bill of Rights, our sovereignty and our means to support and defend ourselves. Is it not amazing that a majority of gun killings are committed by violent criminals who were released from prisons en masse due to “Overcrowding”? Not only U.S. miscreants, but ILLEGAL ALIENS! An example of the latter was demonstrated in our city a couple of years ago after an illegal alien went on a rampage, killing police and shooting civilians, hijacking their cars and endangering motorists during a high speed chase through two counties. We can thank the police for apprehending this criminal, but that’s closing a rather disingenuous barn door after the murderous horses were set free. There’s a sort of self-fulfilling prophecy apparent when such scenarios are exploited by our liberal media to justify our government’s over-reaching solutions.
David if we don’t stop it now we will be ruled by cartels
I think we’re already ruled by cartels, but they disguise their luminaries as “Globalists”. America functions as a vassal state to foreign governments, the U.N. and especially Israel. As citizens, we should be petitioning Washington to cease involving our country in Trade Schemes, Defense Pacts, Global Climate Treaties and other international entanglements that do not benefit our citizens, our country or our economy.
kenosha Wisconsin had a mass shooting. It was done by a colored boy
Gun free zones are simply target rich zones!
Here’s a novel idea. Let’s take away the protections from those in Congress that want to enact stricter gun laws. They talk a good game about comprehensive background checks, eliminate so called assault weapons and high capacity magazines. The AR-15 is not an assault weapon. I used an M-16 when I was in the Marine Corps. That rifle was selectable. You either selected a single shot when you squeezed the trigger, or selected automatic that would empty your magazine in a very short time. We were trained to use the single shot selection. You are more accurate in that mode. They post signs in schools, malls and businesses that tell those of us that follow the law that we can’t protect ourselves when we enter those places. I have to go through a background check every time I buy a gun. These politicians that say that we need to eliminate the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment is the Second Amendment to protect the First Amendment. What part of the Second Amendment do these politicians not understand? The right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
How do you think Hitler controlled the German people in World War 2? He took away their guns. When the Germans figured out what had happened, they wanted to assassinate him. Is that what you people want in this country? If that’s the case, then move to a country that restricts you from owning or possessing a gun.
As with most Biden proposals it is illogical and not well thought out. The results of gun free zones has proven to do exactly the opposite of what was intended. To the potential shooter it identifies places where it is safe for them to go without opposition. And they are not concerned with gun laws.
Gun free zones are a big advertisement for criminals to come on in!! This is common sense folks, criminals will never adhere to being gun free!!! It is pure nonsense to even suggest gun free zones! THAT EXPERIMENT HAS FAILED BIG TIME!!!
You mentioned common sense the people proposing these new rules about guns have no common sense there lies the problem
take away our guns and take away our freedom invasion is very close when this happens
read a little bit about Hitler
Hitler was a despot, tyrant, and SOCIALIST. He was no different than our current examples, except his solution (Characterized by the phrase “Final Solution”, which was actually coined by Mr Herzl.) to rid his nation of Jews–not by executing them, but simply sending them packing–brought him and his beloved Germany to grief. In that regard, every former leader of nations which performed a similar expulsion of that tribe could be labeled with the H. Brand.
Ya mean gun-free ‘free-range organic’ shooting ranges…
The way is simple they tell THUGS where they can kill without fear for several minutes. They know where those signs are is UNPROTECTED space so they can shoot freely and might even have enough time to escape before police arrive. The Best thing they can do with those Signs is post them all around every Democrap in office. While this won’t protect schools much it will however do away with the IDIOTS who keep stripping Laws of the ability to punish. No Democraps No IGNORANCE like letting killers have bail, giving gang bangers and ILLEGALS life sentences for their Killing of people. Those here ILLEGALLY that commit murder or Rape should be hanged at the Border wall(Mexico side) to show all ILLEGALS what law breakers will get. Sadly Democraps are here and won’t go away since they are RUINING America’s Education System which just creates more beings without Brains and their Empty skulls filled to way past overflowing with WORTHLESS FECAL MATTER.
Of course they do!! Only a fool would turn down a FREE lunch !!!
I agree completely with the previous comments, would add that gun free zones are like shooting fish in a barrel. When I was in high school we either had pickups with full rifle racks in the back window or … If I drove my dads vehicle it was under the seat, loaded and ready. We didn’t have any shootings, no fences around the schools There was also a thing called “personal responsibility”. just sayin.
I ask people which room YOU would want to enter. A room full of sheep or a room full of lions. The room of sheep would be a gun free zone whereas the room full of lions would be any place that allows guns.