Don't know..BUTBut wouldn't you agree that if more law-abiding citizens were competent with their firearms, carried routinely & Gun Free Zones minimized it would be more difficult for lawless shootings to occur? Wouldn't the perp more likely be neutralized more rapidly?
were competent with their firearms
Most aren't, at least in my anecdotal experience when going to a variety of ranges or wandering around at gun shows..if what I hear and/or see is any indication. I think if we insist on TRAINING before you get TESTED for a drivers license, I don't think it's a bad idea to do the same for gun ownership. BUT undoubtedly the 'you don't have to 'qualify' for 1st amendment rights..argument..or 'car accident kill..you don't want to ban the car'...NOT arguing banning or not anything..BUT the car's primary purpose is transportation..the gun's is propelling a potentially deadly projectile at very high speeds, with ease...
BUT, I really dislike gun free zones...my grand daughters gradeschool, being a public school, is one, surrounded by houses, big open space/grass fields..Everytime I pick them up, I worry about somebody walking across the fields with a gun, the time it would take to get police there..where a lockdown isn't possible because all the kids are out of their classrooms(K-5), many being picked up..LOTS of people milling around..the very definition of a soft target. There is NOTHING I can legally do..