Reading The Diplomad 2.0 today got me to thinking about his suggestion and about what we might do to stop the rash of school shootings. I think we should set up an experiment to see which of two approaches might work better to reduce this mayhem:
Experiment #1: Get rid of school (and other) gun-free zones. For the first ten years, permit and encourage any responsible and trained adult to carry a gun in our schools ... open-carry for any uniformed personnel and closed-carry for others -- teachers, coaches, etc.
Experiment #2: For the second ten years, return to a gun-free zone policy in our schools but totally ban anyone from purchasing semi-automatic military-style rifles or their ammunition.
Comparing the results over this 20-year period should tell us which policy to go with long term. I strongly suspect that this second decade test would not be necessary.
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What I find intersting is that the mass murders are mostly personal (schools, parties) or social (nightclubs, concerts). Even jihadis do not seem to "go postal" in government or military offices choosing instead events (marathon) or people strolling on the promenade or park (London, Nice,Germany,New York.) Strangers at that. No estranged lover or relative, just any humans.
Seldom in places where others might have guns. Even Ft, Hood was a gun-free zone (believe it or not.) I suspect that this Obama policy has been reversed ...
Obama Policy? Here's an excerpt from a Houston news report: "Like many military installations, Fort Hood is a “gun-free zone.” The policy was reportedly first issued in 1992 by former President George H.W. Bush and then reissued in 2011, according to The Blaze."
Your pants are on fire, again.
I believe 2011 was during Obama reign ... and two years after the fatal shootings there. It has since been reversed.
How about it kind readers? Can we address the issue that gun free zones may be a much bigger cause of mass shootings than AR-15s? Mental illness comes second. Do we really believe that new gun laws will fix things.
Gun Free zones don't kill people, rapid fire guns with large ammo clips kill people.
Manned by nutty loners most often in gun-free zones ...
Yeah but... If you are good guy with a gun taking out a bad guy with a gun, when the police arrive they are very likely to take you down too.
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