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A '''gun-free zone''' is a place where, by [[law]] or company or other rule, no person may bring a [[gun]] on-site.
A '''gun-free zone''' is a place where, by [[law]] or company or another rule, no person may bring a [[gun]] on-site.
The concept of a place where "people can be sure no one has a gun" is now controversial, for a simple reason: the [[United States]] has seen a raft of mass murders, all occurring in such zones.
The concept of a place where "people can be sure no one has a gun" is now controversial, for a simple reason: the [[United States]] has seen a raft of mass murders, all occurring in such zones. According to the Crime Prevention Research Center, nearly 98% of all mass public shootings in the U.S. since 1950 occurred in a gun-free zone.<ref>Prestigiacomo, Amanda (February 22, 2018). [https://www.dailywire.com/news/27440/what-percentage-mass-shootings-happen-gun-free-amanda-prestigiacomo What Percentage Of Mass Shootings Happen In 'Gun Free Zones'? The Number Is Stunning.] ''The Daily Wire''. Retrieved May 28, 2018.</ref><ref>[https://crimeresearch.org/2018/05/more-misleading-information-from-bloombergs-everytown-for-gun-safety-on-guns-analysis-of-recent-mass-shootings/ UPDATED: Mass Public Shootings keep occurring in Gun-Free Zones: 97.8% of attacks since 1950]. ''Crime Prevention Research Center''. May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 28, 2018.</ref> Despite this, the gun control lobby [[Liberal deceit]] claims that the percentage is lower by including attacks in private homes and by ignoring gun control laws on civilians.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (October 11, 2014). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/10/11/report-92-percent-of-mass-shootings-since-2009-occured-in-gun-free-zones/ Report: 92 Percent of Mass Shootings Since 2009 Occurred in Gun-Free Zones]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 28, 2018.</ref>
Ironically, the [[Fort Hood]] venue where thirteen soldiers died, was a gun-free zone, per military regulation.
Ironically, the [[Fort Hood]] venue where thirteen soldiers died, was a gun-free zone, per military regulation. So also was Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, [[Connecticut]]. Ten of the eleven most serious mass shootings during [[Barack Obama]]'s presidency occurred in gun-free zones.<ref>Hawkins, Awr (July 12, 2016). [http://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2016/07/12/cnn-10-mass-shootings-gun-free-zones-obama/ CNN Lists 10 Mass Shootings in Gun-Free Zones on Obama’s Watch]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 28, 2018.</ref>
So also was Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, [[Connecticut]].
* When a crazy gunman wants to go on a rampage, where do they choose to go on their rampage? They choose a gun free zone. Columbine was a gun free zone. So was Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook.<ref>http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/judson-phillips-cold-hard-truth/2013/sep/16/when-will-we-learn/</ref>
* When a crazy gunman wants to go on a rampage, where do they choose to go on their rampage? They choose a gun free zone. Columbine was a gun free zone. So was Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook.<ref>http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/judson-phillips-cold-hard-truth/2013/sep/16/when-will-we-learn/</ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Gun Control]]