Parkland Parent: Ban Gun-Free Zones, Not Suppressors

[Smokepole]

Parkland Parent: Ban Gun-Free Zones, Not Suppressors




By AWR Hawkins
Breitbart
June 8th. 2019

Andrew Pollack, father of Parkland, Florida, shooting victim Meadow Pollack, says lawmakers’ focus should be on banning gun-free zones, not suppressors. Pollack’s observation comes as a ban on suppressors is being pushed by Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and other Democrats.

But Pollack notes that the overarching commonality in high-profile public shootings is that attackers strike in gun-free zones, where they know their victims cannot shoot back. They do this at schools like Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Sandy Hook Elementary School, and Virginia Tech; at clubs like Borderline Bar & Grill and Orlando Pulse; and at movie theaters in Lafayette, Louisiana, and Aurora, Colorado.

Pollack addressed the Democrats’ focus on suppressors via a tweet Friday, in which he said: “Instead of banning silencers, how about we address the real problem… gun free zones! If maniacs decide they want to do bad things, gun free zones will fail 100% of the time. Silencers don’t protect the shooter. Gun free zones do!”

To Pollack’s point, Virginia Beach Police Chief James Cervera made clear officers found the Virginia Beach shooter by moving toward the sound of his gunfire.
It should be noted that other Democrats, like Sen. Mark Warner (VA), have responded to the Virginia Beach handgun attack by pushing an “assault weapons” ban.

Pollack also addressed that push, telling Breitbart News: “Just like with every shooting, anti-gunners insist on gun control in the weeks following. But notice after the Colorado STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting and the Virginia Beach shooting they did this without discussing the type of gun actually used in those attacks. That’s because the attackers in both instances used handguns, not a scary looking rifle. Not a single policy Democrats have proposed would have stopped what happened.”

[Coctailer]

Its kind of sickening that there is never a solution to GFZs.

The ONLY reason there isn't a solution is lobbying $$$. People make LOTS of money as long as there is no solution.

There is ZERO incentive to solve political problems.

Nobody gives a crap except We The People. Our rulers don't care.

[Remo]

Couldn't the victims of a "gun free zone" start suing the people in charge of the gun free zone for failing to provide for their safety.

If I can not be responsible for my own safety because I am forced to disarm, then wouldn't my safety be the responsibility of those in charge of a gun free zone?

If I can file lawsuit against Walmart for a slippery sidewalk, or McDonald's for hot coffee.....

[eightbit]

Couldn't the victims of a "gun free zone" start suing the people in charge of the gun free zone for failing to provide for their safety.

If I can not be responsible for my own safety because I am forced to disarm, then wouldn't my safety be the responsibility of those in charge of a gun free zone?

If I can file lawsuit against Walmart for a slippery sidewalk, or McDonald's for hot coffee.....

Isn't that what ultimately got some of the big city's bans on guns overturned?