The former director of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation references our work.
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Dear editor:
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I read with interest and some dismay the dueling letters between Dr. John Lott and lawyer Linda Burtabout the issue of gun free zones.
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We all know the old definition of lies: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics..
I do think Dr. Lott is much better at statistics than either Ms. Burt or “the Lancet.”
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But It should seem apparent to anyone reading the news that the most horrible tragedies, school shootings, take place in schools, that are called “gun free school zones.”
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But, of course, they are not “gun free” on the day of the killing are they? The only relevant question to ask about these laws is do they work? And clearly they do not.
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Sometimes legislators get a bit full of themselves and think if they pass a law surely it will be obeyed by everyone. And other naive people tell themselves they hope it will work.
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But unfortunately the only people that obey those laws are the ones who always obey laws and who would never use a gun inappropriately to hurt others.
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And they are the people who we wish did have a gun that day in order to put the killer down like the rabid skunk that he is.
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Tell me, have you ever heard of a case, even in “The Lancet” where a person who woke up in the morning prepared and intending to go to a school to use his gun to kill people, has been deterred upon getting there and seeing a sign that says, “Gun Free Zone.”
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So he turns away and goes for a latte’ instead? That does not happen ever.
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The only way to create a “gun free zone” is to build a wall or fence around it and have one controlled entrance with a means of detecting guns. All of this talk is just silly noise that may raise the hope, and ire, of people who don’t understand how this all works, but accomplishes nothing.
When I retired I wrote a book entitled, “A Few Commonsense Gun Laws – Is there such a thing and can they work?” Unfortunately I concluded the answer to both questions is likely “No.”
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Sincerely,
Kip Crofts,
Former Director, DCI and former US Attorney
Kip Crofts, “Letter To The Editor: ‘Gun Free Zones’ Are Foolishly Naive,” Cowboy State Daily, February 24, 2025.
Here is the letter by a retired law enforcement officer.
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Dear editor:
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After reading the letter to the editor last week about gun free zones, I felt the need to respond.
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As a retired law enforcement officer and former active killer preparedness instructor, I studied active killer incidents, trained for a law enforcement response that would enable officers working for me to best handle such a situation, and taught active killer preparedness classes.
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Dr. John Lott, founder of the Crime Prevention Research Center is highly respected for his work and his statistics are as close to factual as any available.
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Those who study mass killings, concur with Dr. Lott, stating the vast majority take place in “gun free zones.”
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The killer in the Aurora theatre admitted choosing that one as it was designated a gun free zone. Several other theatres were in the area that were not.
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One of the best presentations I attended was by Ed Monk. Ed is retired military, a former teacher and has studied mass killings for nearly 30 years.
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I encourage anyone interested to watch the presentation then make up your mind about “gun free zones.”
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This is especially important for policy makers such as school board members, business owners, or anyone else making decisions that could potentially affect the lives of those present if an active killing takes place in an area, they’re responsible for.
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Criminals do not obey laws, including signs that say, “gun free zone.” Watch Ed’s presentation, and then you decide.
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Gene Galitz, Pavillion
Gene Galitz, “Letter To The Editor: Criminals Don’t Pay Attention To Gun-Free Zones,” Cowboy State Daily, Feburary 25, 2025.
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