Category: gun-free zones

Economist: Gun-Free Zones, Red Flag Laws Only Make Gun Crime Worse

April 15, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—According to economist, researcher, and author John Lott, two of the most popular gun control proposals have little to no impact on gun crime and exacerbate the problem for the people they are supposed to protect. “Those are the people who are harmed,” Lott told seminar participants at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings…

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Gun-Free Zones, Red Flag Laws Only Make Gun Crime Worse: Economist

April 15, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS—Two of the most popular gun control proposals have little to no effect on gun crime and actually exacerbate the problem for the people they are supposed to protect, economist, researcher, and author John Lott says. “Those are the people who are harmed,” Lott told seminar participants at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings and Exhibits…

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John Lott: Gun-Free Zones, Red Flag Laws Only Make Gun Crime Worse

April 15, 2023
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According to economist, researcher, and author John Lott, two of the most popular gun control proposals have little to no impact on gun crime and exacerbate the problem for the people they are supposed to protect. “Those are the people who are harmed,” Lott told seminar participants at the National Rifle Association’s Annual Meetings and…

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Rep. Massie Refiles Bill to End Federal Gun-Free Zones

April 10, 2023
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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has re-introduced his “Safe Students Act” to repeal all federal gun-free zones on April 6, just days after a video of him being shouted at over his proposal to arm teachers by a Democrat representative went viral. Massie released a statement saying the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which was passed as…

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Despite California’s Mass Shootings, Biden Wants to Emulate Its Gun Laws

March 16, 2023
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Commentary President Biden traveled to Monterey Park, California, the site of a mass public shooting that left 11 dead in January, to announce new executive actions on gun control. He touts the proposals as necessary “to reduce gun violence and make our communities safer.” But California already has all the gun control laws that Biden…

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Gun Control Laws Backfiring in California

February 9, 2023
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Commentary After the three public shootings over the last two weekends in California, Democrats are again clamoring for even more gun control laws. To California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the solution is to ban more places where people can carry permitted concealed handguns. Unfortunately, the proposal has nothing to do with stopping these attacks, and more gun-free zones only…

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NY Subway Shooting Raises Stakes in SCOTUS Decision

April 26, 2022
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Commentary The U.S. Supreme Court is currently deliberating on the constitutionality of New York’s “may-issue” concealed handgun law. The ruling will be made within the next few months and will determine whether people have to provide a special reason for getting a concealed handgun permit to defend themselves and their families. But after last week’s shooting on…

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