Utah: Concealed Carry in Schools; Zero School Shootings. Coincidence?

Gun Watch ^ | 19 January, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

In western states, "school shooter" has a different meaning.  Many schools have rifle teams

There are many likely contributors to the fact that Utah has zero school-related shootings.   Utah is one of the states that has the least restrictions on second amendment rights in the nation.   It is one of the few that do not forbid concealed carry permit holders from carrying their personal defensive firearms in schools.   Utah has very little crime, with one of the lowest homicide rates in the country.  As stated in this article from ksl.com, the odds that when you are in Utah,  someone near you has a concealed carry permit, are very good.

Pedersen believes the fact the state has so many gun-friendly laws and concealed weapons 

permit holders may actually be a deterrent to these types of rampages. The shooter doesn't 

know what he's up against.  

"Odds are your neighbor, your person that you work with or your best friend, maybe, has a 

concealed weapons permit," he said.  

It's that kind of logic that has Pedersen involved an effort to train and arm teachers. 

By law, concealed weapons permit holders can be armed inside Utah schools. 

School shootings shot up after the passage of the federal gun free school zone law in 1996.   The law was re-instated that year after heavy lobbying by President Clinton and Janet Reno.  The law had been struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional in early 1995.

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[marktwain]

Utah is a state that has a strong cultural tradition that respects others and the rule of law.

[umgud]

Mass shooters are metally deficient, but are sane enough to plot and plan events where they can count on the least resistance.

[Bryanw92]

>>Utah is a state that has a strong cultural tradition that respects others and the rule of law.

I agree. It isn’t the guns that makes Utah safe. It’s the people.

[Travis McGee]

[DJ MacWoW]

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[Yo-Yo]

Hey! The guy on the far left stole the butt stock from the guy in the light blue shirt, right center.

[marktwain]

Looks to me like they traded.

[MeshugeMikey]

The commies wont be taking UTAH any time soon

[logic101.net]

Imagine that, crazies aren’t stupid enough to try to shoot up a place that may have armed victims!

Just because they are nuts doesn’t mean that they are morons; quite often they have a high IQ. Generally they know they will die, but want to have some fun and be “important” for at least a little while.

[HammerT]

Wait a minute!

Are you telling me that they wouldn’t want a place were people can shoot back? /sarc.

[School of Rational Thought]

Appears Utah is not diverse enough.