Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) has re-introduced his “Safe Students Act” to repeal all federal gun-free zones on April 6, just days after a video of him being shouted at over his proposal to arm teachers by a Democrat representative went viral.
Massie released a statement saying the Gun-Free School Zones Act, which was passed as part of the Crime Control Act of 1990, actually endangers students instead of protecting them.
“Gun-free zones make our schools less safe. Since 1950, 94 percent of mass public shootings have occurred in places where citizens are banned from having guns,” Massie’s statement reads.
For a document drafted by politicians and lawyers, Massie’s two-page bill is relatively concise and to the point. It proposes some changes to the existing text and then ends with, “The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 … is repealed.”…