Gun Free Zones Never Are When it Counts

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

--2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution


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Before the original 13 states would agree to ratify the U.S. Constitution, they wanted assurances that they were not trading in one set of intolerable masters--who had limited their rights and sought to take away their livelihoods via taxation (The British king)--for another (the proposed U.S. federal government).

The representatives of the people in the 13 states WOULD NOT pass the U.S. Constitution as written: they were afraid of the power the new federal government wanted. It was then proposed that a "Bill of Rights" be added to the Constitution.

THEN and ONLY then, was the new United States federal government born.

The Bill of Rights are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution GUARANTEEING U.S. citizens the freedom of speech, press, assembly, right to bear arms and the rest.

17 years ago, Congress tried to take away--infringe upon--one of those freedoms with the passage of the Gun Free Zone Act.

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 was enacted as section 1702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 (Pub.L. 101-647, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)) on November 29, 1990.

The Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional.

Congress tried again.

And succeeded.

In general, it shall be unlawful for any individual knowingly to possess a firearm at a place that the individual knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is a school zone. This does not include possession of a firearm on private property that is not part of school grounds.

We all know how well the Gun Free Zone Act has worked. The death toll of unarmed victims in Gun Free Zones is in the hundreds.

Those who passed voted for the Gun Free Zone Act, and those who continue to mindlessly support it, have done nothing to ensure anyone's safety.

Except that of the killers.



There is also a law against murder.

Murder is illegal.

Law-abiding citizens don't murder. But criminals do.

Just like erecting "Gun Free Zone" signs hasn't worked, erecting a "Do Not Murder" sign would not work.

Criminals do not pay attention to signs.

That's why we call them criminals.



The law abiding can't protect themselves in Gun Free Zones. The authorities promise to do it for us.

But the only thing the authorities can do, is to make life harder on the law-abiding.

And clean up the bodies.

If erecting a sign solved a problem, why not erect signs reading:

"Do not lie."

"Do not over-eat."

"Do not steal."

Wouldn't those signs make the world a better place, too?



If legislators want to infringe upon a basic right of U.S. Citizens, they need to be held accountable--as do any government agency that joins in.

Gun Free Zone Liability Act


"If you create a gun-free zone, you're liable for any harm it causes."

Read more at gunlaws.

This will not stop the pointlessness of Gun Free Zones.

This will not make anyone safer.

BUT, it will allow the victims' families to collect damages from those foolish and irresponsible enough to trust their safety to a sign.

"Thoſe who would give up Essential Liberty to purchaſe a little Temporary Safety, deſerve neither Liberty nor Safety."

--Benjamin Franklin

When it counts the most, Gun Free Zones never are.

Except for the victims.

by Mondoreb
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Sources:
* Gun Free Zone Death Toll since 1996
* Gun Free Zone Act



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Today in History: December 22, 2007

WAR!, TERRORISM, ASSASSINATION, DISASTERS, POLITICS, CULTURE, 2ND AMENDMENT, ANTI-SEMITISM, DEATH, BIRTHDAYS

On December 22, 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected the Germans' demand that the Americans surrender, writing "Nuts!" in his official reply.

WAR!

In 1775, Esek Hopkins was appointed the commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy.

In 1864, during the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman wrote a message to President Lincoln which said in part: "I beg to present you as a Christmas-gift the city of Savannah."

In 1997, during his visit to Bosnia, President Clinton thanked American troops and lectured the nation's three presidents to set aside their differences.

TERRORISM

In 1997, gunmen attacked an Indian village in southern Mexico, killing 45 people.

In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and other passengers.

In 2002, a defiant North Korea said that it had begun removing U.N. seals and surveillance cameras from nuclear facilities that U.S. officials said could yield weapons within months.

ANTI-SEMITISM

In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism. (Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.)

ASSSASSINATION

In 1963, an official 30-day mourning period following the assassination of President Kennedy came to an end.

DISASTER

In 1977, three dozen people were killed when a 250-foot-high grain elevator at the Continental Grain Company plant in Westwego, Louisiana, exploded.

POLITICS

In 1807, Congress passed the Embargo Act, barring all U.S. trade with foreign countries.

2ND AMENDMENT

In 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz shot and wounded four youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.

CULTURE

In 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony Number 5 in C Minor, Opus 67, and Symphony Number 6 in F Major, Opus 68 ("Pastoral"), had their world premieres in Vienna, Austria.

In 2006,rape charges were dropped against three Duke University lacrosse players, but kidnapping and sexual offense charges remained. (Those charges were later dropped as well.) Space shuttle Discovery returned to Earth after a smooth, 13-day flight to rewire the international space station.

DEATH

In 2002, Joe Strummer, lead singer of the legendary British punk band The Clash, died in Broomfield, England, at age 50.

BIRTHDAYS

Former House Speaker Jim Wright is 85. Actor Hector Elizondo is 71. Country singer Red Steagall is 69. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Steve Carlton is 63. ABC News correspondent Diane Sawyer is 62. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 61. Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 59. Singer Robin Gibb is 58. Golfer Jan Stephenson is 56. Actress BernNadette Stanis is 54. Rapper Luther Campbell is 47. Country singer-musician Chuck Mead (BR549) is 47. Actor Ralph Fiennes is 45. Actress Lauralee Bell is 39. Country singer Lori McKenna is 39. Actress Dina Meyer is 39. Actress Heather Donahue is 33. Actor Chris Carmack is 27. Singer Jordin Sparks ("American Idol") is 18.

December 22, the 356th day of 2007. There are 9 days left in the year. Winter's arrival: 1:08 a.m. Eastern time.




compiled by Mondoreb
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Source: Today in History



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