by Kaitlyn Schallhorn
“A Cornell School of Law professor said there is a “single common thing” among mass shootings, and it’s not religion or racism — it’s gun-free zones.
In an editorial for USA Today Sunday, clinical law professor William A. Jacobson slammed gun-free zones for achieving the opposite of their intended purpose. He cited Umpqua Community College, the site of a deadly rampage by a 26-year-old who fatally shot nine people before turning the gun on himself.
“In almost all mass shooting situations, particularly at schools, the common theme is a gun-free zone, with the shooter being the only one armed person in the building for minutes or longer,” Jacobson wrote. “And in each case, the shooter couldn’t care less about the gun-free nature of the building, and if anything, was drawn to such a location.”
“Gun-free zones presume the good intentions of those entering the zone. And the overwhelming majority have such good intentions,” Jacobson continued. “But for those who have bad intentions, gun-free zones turn schools and other locations into shooting galleries. The good people are unarmed, the evil person is armed.”
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