Posted on 02/16/2018 7:00:24 AM PST by Simon Green
Springfield, VA – Executive Director of Gun Owners of America (GOA) Erich Pratt stated the following after the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida:
“This tragedy breaks everyone’s heart at Gun Owners of America, and we send our sincere thoughts and prayers to everyone effected. It is disturbing to see a coward attack students who are so treasured by friends and loved ones.
“However, it is disgusting to see media pundits and politicians calling for gun control as the knee-jerk reaction to this tragedy.
“The fact is this tragedy happened in a gun free zone, where sadly over 98 percent of the public mass shootings occur.
“Furthermore, anti-gun liberals tell us that these types of shootings don’t occur in other countries. But that’s a lie. The U.S. is not even in the top ten when one compares international death rates resulting from mass shootings.
“Some lawmakers may seek to implement more restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms, such a the misnamed ‘NICS Fix’ legislation. However, no form of gun control will help prevent these tragedies.
“Instead, GOA calls on Congress to immediately pass the ‘Safe Students Act,’ legislation introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which enable evil doers by leaving teachers, school administrators, and parents unable to protect students. In fact, 81 percent of police officers support arming teachers to stop school shootings.
“Lastly, GOA calls on state legislatures, including Florida lawmakers, to pass Constitutional Carry legislation to remove the unnecessary legal barriers to carry a firearm.”
Erich Pratt, or another GOA spokesperson, is available for interviews. Gun Owners of America is a nonprofit lobbying organization dedicated to protecting the right to keep and bear arms without compromise. GOA represents over 1.5 million members and activists. For more information, visit GOA’s Newsroom.
“This should be the headline: “this tragedy happened in a gun free zone, where sadly over 98 percent of the public mass shootings occur.”
7 + grand of my real estate tax bill goes to “education”, A goodly portion of that goes to teachers’s salaries. They in turn pay union dues which are funneled to the same democrat politicians who fight tooth and nail to keep students and faculty trapped in gun free killing fields.Go figure.
The real estate taxes are deplorable. . .public schools and community colleges. Our area community colleges can raise taxes without a vote.
Brav-O, GoA. Now, if only the NRA would get on the band-wagon.
Actual SOLUTIONS pursuant the Constitution. Who’d a thunk it?!
Last I heard\read, they’re all for more “common-sense gun-control, if it’ll only save ONE more life...” (but, please, keep sending us $$$ to ‘defend’ the 2nd against those ‘gun-grabbers’)
Anyone know of any stats that track the rate of gun-crime (whatever it might be) vs. passage of (illegal) gun ‘laws’??
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