“You can pass all the laws you want,†Gottlieb continued, “but the only proven way to stop shootings in ‘gun-free zones’ is an armed response. We saw that at the Appalachian Law School, at Pearl High School in Mississippi, and at Trolley Square. Each one of those shootings was interrupted by an armed citizen, who essentially acted successfully not because of a law, but in spite of the law.
“There have been numerous studies on gun control laws, and from all of those efforts, there is no conclusive evidence that any of those laws prevented a crime,†he said. “There is ample evidence that the gun free zone approach has been a dismal failure, particularly as it applies to public schools and college campuses.
“If Congress is truly sincere about preventing these kinds of tragedies,†Gottlieb concluded, “then it should make abolition of gun free zones a priority. Remove the term from the American lexicon, because in translation, all these areas really have become victim disarmament zones and risk-free environments for criminals and lunatics.â€
Israel gets it. All their teachers are armed. School shootings are nil.
