Reality Trumped Perception for Jihadist at Crossroads Mall Gun Free Zone

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)-
While the NO HANDGUNS sign is cut off in this photograph, it clearly shows that the Crossroads Center, where the Islamic mass stabbing terror attack took place, was and is posted as a Gun Free Zone.

In Minnesota, the sign has no legal weight. Minnesota law prevents malls from banning guns from the common areas, but malls are not prevented from asking that visitors not carry guns. The sign reads “please while shopping”. That makes it a request, not a command.

The difference can easily be lost on a someone who is not well schooled in the niceties of the law. The 22 year old Jihadist likely believed that he was in a gun free zone. It is the perception of the attacker that leads to the selection of the attack location, not the actual legally defined situation.

It is almost certain that Jason Falconer, as firearms instructor, competitor, and concealed carry advocate, knew that the signs were only a request, and did not have the force of law. It is a fact that is widely circulated among Second Amendment supporters in Minnesota. …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand