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I just can't possibly believe that those school shootings took place because guns are not allowed in schools. (yes, i'm being sarcastic, bear with me)
earlier this year I mentioned that the 'gun free school zone' sign equated to a target rich environment and was promptly shot down by most people despite the fact that I posted two incidents where a faculty member had access to a gun and stopped the shooting in progress.
school shootings happen because law abiding citizens don't carry guns there making it a 'shooting fish in a barrel' scenario for those that decide to 'snap'.
does crime go down with more people being armed? I can't say for sure because some places it does and some places it doesn't, but this I can say for sure.....If a person is armed they are better able to defend themselves.
the old saying that 'an armed society is a polite society' does hold true, just look at vermont, one of the safest states in the nation.
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"no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."
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