Gun-free zone

A gun-free zone is a place where, by law or company or another rule, no person may bring a gun on-site.

The concept of a place where "people can be sure no one has a gun" is now controversial, for a simple reason: the United States has seen a raft of mass murders, all occurring in such zones.[1] According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, nearly 98% of all mass public shootings in the U.S. since 1950 occurred in a gun-free zone,[2][3][4] and 89% of mass shootings between 1998 and 2019 occurred in such a location.[5] Despite this, the gun control lobby Liberal deceit claims that the percentage is lower by including attacks in private homes and by ignoring gun control laws on civilians.[6]

Ironically, the Fort Hood venue where thirteen soldiers died, was a gun-free zone, per military regulation. So also was Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Ten of the eleven most serious mass shootings during Barack Obama's presidency occurred in gun-free zones.[7]

* When a crazy gunman wants to go on a rampage, where do they choose to go on their rampage? They choose a gun free zone. Columbine was a gun free zone. So was Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook.[8]

A 2018 analysis of FBI data by Jacob Paulsen found that 94% of all mass shootings were thwarted by law-abiding armed citizens – those citizens are not present in gun-free zones.[9] Additionally, student deaths by active-shooters are nine times more likely in gun-free zones.[10]

## See also[edit]

* Mass shootings prevented by armed citizens
* Gun Free Zone app

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Jones, Stewart (August 19, 2019). Red flag laws won't stop mass shootings — ending gun-free zones will. The Hill. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
2. ↑ Prestigiacomo, Amanda (February 22, 2018). What Percentage Of Mass Shootings Happen In 'Gun Free Zones'? The Number Is Stunning. The Daily Wire. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
3. ↑ UPDATED: Mass Public Shootings keep occurring in Gun-Free Zones: 97.8% of attacks since 1950. Crime Prevention Research Center. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
4. ↑ Hawkins, Awr (November 20, 2018). Study: 97.8% of Mass Shootings Since 1950 Occurred in ‘Gun-Free Zones’. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
5. ↑ Hawkins, Awr (July 31, 2019). Study: 89% of 21st Century Mass Shootings Occurred in Gun-Free Zones. Breitbart News. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
6. ↑ Hawkins, Awr (October 11, 2014). Report: 92 Percent of Mass Shootings Since 2009 Occurred in Gun-Free Zones. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
7. ↑ Hawkins, Awr (July 12, 2016). CNN Lists 10 Mass Shootings in Gun-Free Zones on Obama’s Watch. Breitbart News. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
8. ↑ http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/judson-phillips-cold-hard-truth/2013/sep/16/when-will-we-learn/
9. ↑ Duke, Selwyn (November 28, 2018). Guns Save Lives — Armed Citizens Thwart Active Shooters 94 Percent of the Time. The New American. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
10. ↑ Duke, Selwyn (July 2, 2019). Student Active-shooter Deaths 9 Times as Likely With "Gun-free Zone" Status Quo. The New American. Retrieved July 3, 2019.