John R. Lott Jr.: Gun-Free Zones Are Not Safe

Fox News ^ | April 21, 2008 | John Lott

[DaveLoneRanger]

Last Monday, three colleges and four K-to-12 schools were shut down by threats of violence.

This week over 25,000 college students at 300 chapters in 44 states belong to a group, Students for Concealed Carry on College Campuses, that will carry empty handgun holsters to protest their concerns about not being able to defend themselves.

With the first anniversary of the Virginia Tech attack last week and the discussions that it created, we clearly have not been able to put that and other attacks behind us. There are good reasons why the safety measures adopted over the last year to speed up response times or hiring more police haven't eliminated the fear people feel.

The attack earlier this year at Northern Illinois University proved that even six minutes was too long. It took six minutes before the police were able to enter the classroom, and in that short time five people were murdered. Compared to the Virginia Tech and other attacks, six minutes is actually record breaking speed, but it was simply not fast enough.

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There is a problem that people just are unwilling to recognize.

Just like attacks last year at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Neb., or Trolley Square Mall in Salt Lake City or the recent attack at the Tinley Park Mall in Illinois or all the public schools attacks, all these cases had one thing in common: They took place in “gun free zones,” where private citizens were not allowed to carry their guns with them.

[DaveLoneRanger]

You've been pinged because of your interest in Students for Concealed Carry on Campus and the ongoing mission to remove the double standard of concealed carry between college campuses and city blocks.
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Thanks to the NRA, Dr. Lott was at my university tonight to speak on this subject! He gave a very good speech. Unfortunately, the guy taking photos didn't really take any good ones. I wish he'd have told me he had published a piece like this on Fox, though. This is a perfect advocacy piece for our cause.

Empty Holster Protest week all this week! Go to concealedcampus.org for more info, and pass it on!

[umgud]

all these cases had one thing in common: They took place in “gun free zones,” where private citizens were not allowed to carry their guns with them.

All the shooters were thought to be insane too. But it was obvious they were all sane enough to pick the gun-free zones.

[PzLdr]

No scat, brother of Mycroft!

[DaveLoneRanger]

That took me a minute to decipher...

[gogov]

That took me a minute to decipher...

Glad you got it...Mind letting the rest of us (some of us) (one of us?) in on it?

[Republic_of_Secession.]

When are people going to start to use some logic & realize that gun free zones are dangerous as they give a license to & advertise to criminals.

[Condor51]

(No scat, brother of Mycroft!)
**** Glad you got it...Mind letting the rest of us (some of us) (one of us?) in on it? ****

'Scat' is another word for sh*t.
Mycroft is the brother of Sherlock Holmes

Ergo original = No sh*t, Sherlock

[Joe Brower]

[wastedyears]

Keep driving it into their heads, Dave. Some people who like to be safe in their persons, and who want their children to be safe, will start calling, e-mailing and faxing their legislators.

[alfa6]

One can also use November Sierra Sierra.

:-)

Regards

alfa6 :>}

[blackie]

An armed citizen, is a more safe citizen!!

[kenth]

They aren’t gun free zones. They are defense-free zones, or victim-rich zones.

[PzLdr]

Target rich environments?