23 April 2007

Gun Free Zones Don't Work


A concurring opinion appeared on USA.com this morning. Bans don't deter killers, if anything, they allow the killers to do as they wish. John R. Lott Jr. writes, The law-abiding, not criminals, are obeying the rules. Disarming the victims simply means that the killers have less to fear. As last week's attack demonstrated, police can't always be there: Unarmed students and faculty met the killer before police could arrive. Read the whole article here.

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