As we all know, Gun Free Zones are areas where guns are not
allowed. And that means that criminals and spree shooters know it’s against the
rules to bring their guns there, and since they respect the law despite being
criminals and murderers, they don’t bring their guns there. Well, except for
some of them.
The argument from the gun rights side of this is that
proudly labeling places as Gun Free Zones is essentially like announcing to
criminals and spree killers: “Hey, come here to commit your crimes! Nobody will
be armed to resist you!” And that’s a pretty good argument, even if it’s not
really correct (I don’t have any stats on this). So how about this for an idea:
We know some people like the feel-good warm & fuzziness
of announcing a Gun Free Zone, but we also know that this could invite
violent criminals to target these areas as well, so why not simply alter the
sign to say: “Gun Free Zone. But Not Necessarily A Knife, Chain Saw, Chinese
Throwing Star, Poisoned Dart and Deadly Ninja Assassin Free Zone.” That way
there would still be a threat to potential criminals, but at least everyone
would feel safe from guns. I mean, unless someone just disregarded the sign and
brought a gun anyway, that is.
