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Gun Free Zones
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 3:55 pm
by David
Man pulls concealed carry weapon in gun-free mall to defend family and bystanders during shooting
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ma ... d=msedgdhp
From the article:
Law enforcement officers also did not charge him for having a gun in a weapons-free zone, and he added that those zones put people at risk.
It appears that Nebraska differs from Florida. In Florida, gun free zone only have teeth by statute such as a jail, prison, courthouse etc. Stores and restaurants may have a sign but it's only policy and not a law.
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:41 pm
by Bob
Gun Free Zone = Likely Mass Shooting Zone.
AKA - I'm Unarmed Zone
Also a "Shoot Me Now" zone
Or also a "Wait - I'm calling 911, you can't shoot me until the police show up" zone
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:10 pm
by David
Bob wrote: ↑Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:41 pm
Gun Free Zone = Likely Mass Shooting Zone.
AKA - I'm Unarmed Zone
Also a "Shoot Me Now" zone
Or also a "Wait - I'm calling 911, you can't shoot me until the police show up" zone
And yet some people live under the illusion they are safe in these areas. How many mass shootings occurred in 'gun free zones'? Almost all 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.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019 ... ree-zones/
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:14 pm
by David
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 9:49 am
by Bob
Mass Shooter Safe Space - hahahahaha
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:47 pm
by Lastrites
That guy really put himself and others at risk, should have just kept it concealed and wait it out.
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:44 am
by David
Hard to say because it's difficult to judge from the article. What could have been done? What should have been done?
At any rate, my safety is more important than a sign that caters to irrational fear and a lack of critical thinking skills.
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:02 pm
by Strayz
Lastrites wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 6:47 pm
That guy really put himself and others at risk, should have just kept it concealed and wait it out.
Care to expand on your knowledge on the situation and why it prompted you to comment?
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 8:30 am
by tom mac
I would have pulled mine in setting given to be ready , but sheltered. ( yes I carry in mall, worse thing is they can ban you re trespassing later )
I would have stayed in place at the bathroom door protecting my family over leaving and going into mall ... any others ( read LEO ) may have thought he was the shooter.
Better, IMO, to be not so open in mall.
Re: Gun Free Zones
Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2021 1:14 pm
by Mac66
If the guy would have kept his gun concealed and waited it out/protected his family without revealing he was carrying, nobody would have ever known and we wouldn't be reading/hearing about it. No need to expose it until needed. Concealed carry means concealed, don't ask, don't tell. It's nobody's business but your own.