Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), the founder of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus.
Last week, U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced the “Safe Students Act” (H.R. 34), a bill that would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990.
Under the federal GFSZA it is “unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone.”
Massie’s bill would put an end to gun-free zones at public schools across the nation. Why are gun-free zones a problem? Well, in the past seven years, approximately 92 percent of mass shootings have occurred in gun-free zones, as The Blaze reported.
“Gun-free school zones are ineffective. They make people less safe by inviting criminals into target-rich, no-risk environments,” said Massie. “Gun-free zones prevent law-abiding citizens from protecting themselves, and create vulnerable populations that are targeted by criminals.”
The Safe Students Act is endorsed by the National Association for Gun Rights, Gun Owners of America, and the National Rifle Association and is cosponsored by Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA), and Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX).
The first iteration of the Safe Students Act was introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) in 2007. Obviously, with president Obama taking office in 2008, it didn’t really stand a chance its first time up at the plate.
“A bigger federal government can’t solve this problem. Weapons bans and gun-free zones are unconstitutional,” continued Massie. “They do not and cannot prevent criminals or the mentally ill from committing acts of violence. But they often prevent victims of such violence from protecting themselves.”
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What it comes down to is a simple choice: either we can continue with the same failed policy and hope for different results or we can acknowledge the reality that gun-free zones have the opposite effect of their desired intent. They make it easier for criminals and killers — not harder.
As economist John Lott, author of “The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies,” wrote in The Columbus Dispatch,“Would you feel safer posting a sign announcing your home is a gun-free zone? Criminals don’t obey these signs. In fact, to criminals, gun-free zones look like easy targets. So why do we display these signs in public places?”
We’ll keep an eye on this bill as it makes it’s way through the legislative process.
more people are killed by texers day than guns !!
I just can’t put my head around how completely stupid people are getting! It’s as if we are living in Bizarro world in a Superman comic book. All logic is skewed; solutions are opposite to common sense. It’s almost as if the world is going insane. I can imagine that, because I can read about pre-flood/Noah’s ark history in the Book of Enoch and other mass insanity in history, as in ancient Rome, as they drank out of lead-lined cups and debauchery, inhumanity and insanity prevailed. Now liberals have the House and the Republicans in the Senate have no testicles! And many are doing things completely unacceptable in a free society. It scares me; however, then I run into a lot of people that think like me; and they’re doing what I’m doing, to prepare for the worst, as we try to work it out the peaceful way first.
God bless you all that are also taking a stand for what’s right.
I agree with ending ” Gun-free zone laws. There’s a simple solution to protecting school kids, armed plainclothes security. 2 or 3 at each school, volunteers, ex-military, ex-police, 2 to 4 hour shifts. Arming teachers puts another burden on them, they should be able to teach in a stress free environment.
GUN FREE ZONES???!!!! What MORON started such a stupid idea…???!!!!! LOL! Good Riddance, you socialist, anti-American, muslim jihadist sympathizer!!! If you don’t like our country, move somewhere else!! It’s great to see some change for the good after all these years of freedom restricting, worthless laws. Let’s get this govt back under control.
AMERICANISM!!!! NOT Globalism!!!
It should have been named the ‘Open Season on Sitting Ducks’ law. I firmly believe it was designed to encourage mass shootings to justify a ban on semi-automatic rifles. They needed victims to promote the agenda so the Fake Media kept fanning the flames by giving mass murderers glorified publicity while lobbying for this stupid law that doesn’t protect anybody. I hope it’s repealed.
you just love labels, other than people carrying that are not old enough to do so that this may be trouble some to a few, it would not hurt to have at least the teachers an admins armed if knew how to use a weapon correctly, the problem is collateral damage should they the wrong areas.