National Center For Policy Analysis (NCPA.org)
(Pics added by B.S. Report)
Time after time, public murder sprees occur in “gun-free zones” — public places where citizens are not legally able to carry guns. The list is long, including massacres at Virginia Tech and Columbine High School along with many less deadly attacks.
Last week’s slaughter at Fort Hood Army base in Texas was no different — except that one man bears responsibility for the ugly reality that the men and women charged with defending America were deliberately left defenseless when a terrorist opened fire, says the Washington Times. (Read more.)
B.S. Report–It’s hard to understand the logic of gun-free zones. Why let someone interested in committing a massacre know that there are certain areas where just about everyone is unarmed? Everyone, that is, except the gunman. Gun-free zones seem particularly foolish on a military base.