Nikki Goeser & Dr. John Lott op-ed featured in The Tennessean (March 15, 2016)
The problem with gun-free zones, which ban law-abiding civilians from carrying, is that they don’t exactly scare off criminals. In fact, they have just the opposite effect. Disarming everyone, including legislators or staffers, on their way to and from the buildings leaves them easy targets to criminals and terrorists.
The rest of the op-ed is available here.
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