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发帖数: 4134 | 1 加州George Miller做的孽啊
By Tom Givens
In the wake of the tragic, horrific slaughter of innocent school children in
Connecticut, there has been a renewed cry for more gun control laws. This
stems from the natural need to “do something” when a tragedy of this
proportion occurs. I agree we need to do something, but the “something” I
want is a bit different.
The “Gun Free Schools Act of 1994” made it a federal crime to possess a
firearm on any
school property. Many states enacted similar legislation at the state level,
as the
federal act required them to do so or lose certain federal funding. Thus, it
has been a
crime to go onto school property anywhere in the US while in possession of a
gun for the
past 28 years. Has that helped?
Well, I did some research and I cannot find a single mass school shooting in
the US prior to 1994, when this bill was passed. For the purposes of this
discussion, I will define a
“mass school shooting” as one in which three or more people were killed. I
have found 14
such incidents in the United States between 1997 and the Newtown, CT,
incident of
yesterday. That is an average of one incident every two years. ALL OF THESE
OCCURRED AFTER THE ENACTMENT OF THE GUN FREE SCHOOLS ACT OF 1994! Let me
emphasize that—every mass school shooting in the US occurred AFTER it
became illegal to possess a gun on school grounds. Why?
The answer should be obvious. By making schools a “gun free zone”, you
automatically disarm all law abiding citizens at those locations. This is
tantamount to placing a sign on the front of the building inviting criminals
and mentally deranged persons to come
shoot up the place. “Come on in. We’re all unarmed, by law. We won’t
interfere with your mayhem.” Disgusting…..
I, for instance, have a state issued handgun carry permit. I am certified by
the NRA as a
Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and I have been certified by the FBI as
a police
firearms instructor. I am certified by two states to train and certify new
firearms
instructors for those states. I have held a law enforcement officer
commission. I travel
all over the US teaching defensive firearms use. Yet, by law, I would commit
a felony by stepping onto school grounds while wearing my sidearm. Despite
this, someone who, for whatever reason, wants to shoot up a school can walk
right in. If he is willing to murder six year olds in cold blood, he
certainly won’t be deterred by a law against bringing a gun onto the campus
. Duh….. To think otherwise is so naïve as to be a form of mental
illness.
I think it is truly ironic that in the first mass school shooting I could
find, occurring in 1997, the mayhem was stopped when the Assistant Principal
got a handgun from his car and confronted the gunman, who surrendered to
him. Thank God the Assistant Principal had an ILLEGAL gun that day.
A couple of weeks ago, there was an attempted mass shooting at a mall in
Oregon. The
demented shooter had a high capacity semiautomatic rifle, but he only
managed to kill two
people and wound one other before killing himself. Why was the body count so
low, given
that this was obviously a copy-cat version of the Aurora, CO, shootings? The
answer is
simple. Because Nick Meli, age 22, was at the mall there with his wife and
child. Nick
has a concealed carry permit and was wearing a handgun concealed on his
person. When the suspect began shooting, Nick drew his gun and verbally
challenged the gunman. Meli held his fire because of innocent people in the
background (excellent judgment under stress), but his actions caused the
gunman to break off the attack, run into a nearby service corridor and kill
himself, ending the spree. Of course, the lamestream media will not tell you
about Nick. They would prefer a higher body count rather than tell you a
legally armed citizen saved the day. Here are a few other instances that two
minutes of internet research brought to light. In each case, a legally
armed private citizen saved lives by being there and by being armed.
1. In Pearl, Mississippi in 1997, 16-year-old Luke Woodham stabbed and
bludgeoned to
death his mother at home, then killed two students and injured seven at his
high school.
As he was on his way to another school building , he was stopped by
Assistant Principal
Joel Myrick, who had gone out to get a handgun from his car. Having that gun
was illegal,
but it saved lives.
2. In Edinboro, Pennsylvania in 1996, 14-year-old Andrew Wurst shot and
killed a teacher
at a school dance, and shot and injured several other students. He had just
left the
dance hall, carrying his gun when he was confronted by the dance hall owner
James Strand, who lived next door and kept a shotgun at home.
3. In Winnemucca, Nevada in 2008, Ernesto Villagomez killed two people and
wounded two others in a bar filled with three hundred people. He was then
shot and killed by a patron who was carrying a gun (and had a concealed
carry license).
4. In Colorado Springs in 2007, Matthew Murray killed four people at a
church. He was
then shot several times by Jeanne Assam, a church member, volunteer security
guard, and former police officer (she had been dismissed by a police
department 10 years before, and to my knowledge hadn’t worked as a police
officer since).
So, I do want some legislative action. I want “gun free zones” abolished,
at least for legally armed citizens with government issued licenses to carry
. This is real “common sense” gun legislation. | n******h
发帖数: 2482 | 2 It's amazing such an informative post meets complete silence on this board,
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【在 R********0 的大作中提到】
: 加州George Miller做的孽啊
: By Tom Givens
: In the wake of the tragic, horrific slaughter of innocent school children in
: Connecticut, there has been a renewed cry for more gun control laws. This
: stems from the natural need to “do something” when a tragedy of this
: proportion occurs. I agree we need to do something, but the “something” I
: want is a bit different.
: The “Gun Free Schools Act of 1994” made it a federal crime to possess a
: firearm on any
: school property. Many states enacted similar legislation at the state level,
| R********0
发帖数: 4134 | 3 I guess most don't like English posts
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: my post excluded.
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| z******a
发帖数: 5381 | 4 你们说的这些，跟太多人观点不同，人家不爱听自然不理你
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【在 n******h 的大作中提到】
: It's amazing such an informative post meets complete silence on this board,
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| R********0
发帖数: 4134 | 5 你得到了他，呵呵
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发帖数: 5417 | 6 liberal脑残就是多啊。
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【在 R********0 的大作中提到】
: 加州George Miller做的孽啊
: By Tom Givens
: In the wake of the tragic, horrific slaughter of innocent school children in
: Connecticut, there has been a renewed cry for more gun control laws. This
: stems from the natural need to “do something” when a tragedy of this
: proportion occurs. I agree we need to do something, but the “something” I
: want is a bit different.
: The “Gun Free Schools Act of 1994” made it a federal crime to possess a
: firearm on any
: school property. Many states enacted similar legislation at the state level,
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