Gun Bans/Gun Free Zones Do Nothing
- Our hearts go out to the victims and families in the aftermath of the latest school shooting.
- We need solutions to better protect our school children and prevent school shootings or other such incidents in the future.
- Gun-free zones will only embolden gunmen to strike.
- Arming staff is the best way to deter killers.
- A 2019 study by the Crime Research Prevention Center found that zero people have been killed in school shootings where armed staff programs are in effect.
- There are also new technologies that can help law enforcement locate the gunman in the event of a mass shooting.
- Advocates of gun control frame the debate as a fight between those who want to save lives, and those who want their rights even if it means that lives are lost. But that’s not fair and it’s not accurate.
- Confiscating weapons from law-abiding citizens will not make us safer.
- This is especially true for survivors of domestic violence (like a mother who legally carries a gun to protect herself and her children).
- Restrictions on firearms are likely to turn law-abiding citizens into instant felons for ordinary, safe behavior and be cost prohibitive for the poorest families to protect themselves.
- The CDC reports 500,000 annual uses of firearms in defense of self or others.
- There is no one-size-fits-all solution for anyone’s choice of how to keep him/ herself and loved ones safe. Some people choose to own firearms.
- We need solutions that will actually save lives.
- As previously mentioned, one practical and proven way to make schools safer is arming school staffers.
- School employees with the right background and training to carry a firearm should be allowed to.
- Last but not least, we need more police presence in our communities and at our schools, not less.
