Gun-Free Zones, Mass Shootings, And The Leftist Media’s Attempt To Hide Reality

By Tom Knighton

Just about every time we see a mass shooting, such as the one in Gilroy, we find that it took place in a gun-free zone. By that, since it seems some people don’t actually understand what the term means, we are talking about locations that prohibit private citizens from carrying guns. This does not and has never applied to places where the police can go armed because, well, the police can go armed pretty much anywhere.

But gun-free zones are likely to have a minimum of armed opposition for the gunmen, which is why a lot of them pick them as targets.

How many? Almost 90 percent of them.

A study from the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) shows 89 percent of mass shootings between 1998 and June 2019 occurred in gun-free zones.

CPRC reports 21st mass shooters are not typically religious, “80 percent are at least 21 years of age,” and the majority of them–56 percent–views handguns as the weapon of choice for an attack.

Rifles alone have only been used in 13 percent of 21st century mass shootings. Shotguns alone have only been used in four percent.

In other words, the entire narrative falls …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms