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Republicans Say You Should Be Able To Carry Guns Everywhere. This Proves They Don’t Mean It.
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Aug 25, 2015 04:59pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Author | Scott Keyes |
| News Date | Tuesday, August 25, 2015 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | “Get rid of gun free zones,” Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump tweeted after a gunman massacred five in Chattanooga last month. “Gun-free zones an easy target for killers” an opinion headline on Fox News read after a white supremacist shot up a black South Carolina church and killed nine. Conservative sites also blamed gun-free zones after massacres at multiple movie theaters and other shootings.
If conservatives are so convinced that gun-free zones attract killers, then why do so many conservative places and events ban guns?
Across the country, from conservative confabs to Republican presidential libraries and even to gun shows, loaded weapons are frequently prohibited. When an explanation is given, the reason is invariably for the safety of visitors.
Here is a list of some of those conservative places that ban loaded guns: |
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