ACRU Expert Calls for End to 'Gun-Free Zones'

Washington, D.C., October 12, 2015 (Newswire.com) - American Civil Rights Union Senior Fellow and Policy Board Member Ken Blackwell asks those questions as part of his bold proposal to confront mass gun violence. 

In a Washington Times column published on Oct. 8, he writes:

“Gun-free” zones are purported to forestall gun violence, but in practice they attract deranged gunmen like porch lights attract moths.  Why?  Because deranged gunmen are crazy, not stupid. An identified gun-free zone literally advertises the ideal environment for committing mass murder.”

Mr. Blackwell notes that, “An under-reported study released a year ago by the Crime Prevention Research Center (CPRC) … found that 92% of mass shootings since 2009 have taken place in designated gun-free zones.” 

“The best thing school administrators can do to protect their charges is to take those gun-free zone signs down,” he concludes, “and start allowing faculty members and staff, vigorously trained in gun safety, to carry concealed weapons.”

ABOUT KEN BLACKWELL

J. Kenneth Blackwell is a contributing editor for the conservative news and opinion site Townhall.com and his columns frequently appear in The Washington Times, New York Post, and National Review Online. Mr. Blackwell’s public service includes terms as Mayor of Cincinnati, Undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission. In 1994, he became the first African-American to hold statewide office in Ohio when he was elected Treasurer of State. He subsequently was elected to two terms as Secretary of State. In 2006, he was nominee for Governor of Ohio. He holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees from Xavier University in Ohio.​

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