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A gun free zone sign is posted at Palo Duro High School Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (Photo: AP Photo\/Amarillo Globe-News, Michael Schumacher<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The federal Gun-Free School Zone Act <\/a>(GFSZA) has got to go.  It\u2019s problematic for two reasons.  First, gun-free zones are soft targets for would-be mass murderers.  Second, the three-decade-old law has the potential to turn well-intentioned gun owners into instant lawbreakers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, this week, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) reintroduced the \u201cSafe Students Act,<\/a>\u201d H.R. 3200, which would eliminate GFSZA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGun-free zones are ineffective and make our schools less safe. 98 percent of mass public shootings since 1950 have occurred in places where citizens are banned from having guns,\u201d Rep. Massie said in a press release obtained by GunsAmerica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBanks, churches, sports stadiums, and many of my colleagues in Congress are protected with firearms,\u201d he continued.  \u201cYet children inside the classroom are too frequently left vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-Sponsor of the legislation Jeff Duncan (R-SC) agreed that making schools soft targets is foolish.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SEE ALSO: Missouri Principal Suspended After Posting Pro-Gun Tweet in Response to David Hogg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe only thing gun-free zones do is disarm law-abiding citizens and take away their ability to protect themselves and others,\u201d said Duncan. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t leave our most vulnerable \u2013 our children \u2013 in an unsafe environment like gun-free zones where acts of violence cannot be stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As alluded to earlier, the other reason to repeal GFSZA is the effect it may have on constitutional carriers, unlicensed open carriers and licensed concealed carriers traveling outside of the state that issued their permit.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See, there is an exemption in GFSZA only for permitted carriers in their home state, (and even then, you should double check relevant state and municipal laws as there are probably restrictions on the manner in which you carry in the designated zone and bans on carrying the firearm in the school itself or on school property).    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone else, however, can be prosecuted.\u00a0 Because it’s a federal law it doesn\u2019t matter if the state has enacted constitutional carry or permit-less open carry.\u00a0 If you travel within 1,000 feet of a school you can be charged under GFSZA, which can land you a $5,000 fine, five years in jail and a \u201cprohibited person\u201d designation. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prohibited persons are permanently banned from possessing firearms.  In other words, when you violate GFSZA you risk losing your 2A rights forever.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, H.R. 3200 has the following cosponsors in the House: Reps. Justin Amash (R-MI), Jody Hice (R-GA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), James Comer (R-KY), and Brian Babin (R-TX).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully it picks up steam in the months ahead.  We\u2019ll keep you posted.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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