Gun Free Zones do NOT save lives.
A 17-year-old student charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of a Christian school principal told investigators he had planned to stab the woman on the third day of classes, when he knew he’d be alone with her in a classroom, police said Thursday.
So let’s look at this horrible situation. We have a School that is a gun-free zone, and likely has a school policy against knives and other weapons. We also have assault and murder which is not only against the law, but against the Christian morals taught in this school.
There were no rules that would have stopped this.
Barron sent me this story saying “I don’t see how it could have been worse if he had had a gun”. I agree. But I would add it could have been BETTER if this Principal had been able to fight back. A 49 year old woman is most likely no match for a 17 year old boy who is probably getting very close to his physical prime. But we have opposable thumbs for a reason. Humans are tool users.
End Gun Free zones, and carry your damn guns!
Guess we need to ape our European betters and, like Great Britain, ban knife purchases to anyone under 18. Those rules are working really well for them.