Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Prohibit Concealed Carry on State University Campuses
“If somebody is going into a college or anywhere with an intent to kill people, they’re not going to stop because there’s a permit requirement or guns are banned.”
This means that if there is an attack of some kind on campus, no one will be able to respond quickly.
The College Fix reports:
Wisconsin bill to ban concealed carry on campus sparks debate over gun-free zones
Wisconsin legislators recently introduced a bill that would prohibit concealed carry on state university campuses, prompting debate over the effectiveness of gun-free zones.
The state currently bans guns on campus with the exception of law enforcement and those with a “license to carry a concealed weapon.”
Sen. Kelda Roys, a co-signer of the bill, announced the legislation, saying, “Nobody should be living with the fear of gun violence, but certainly not young people on college campuses across the state,” according to Police 1.
“In terms of our drafting, it’s quite simple: Wisconsin already has gun-free school zones across the state, and this bill simply applies those protections to college campuses,” she said.
However, experts are raising concerns that the bill may be counterproductive.
“Mass public shooters explicitly target places where they know their victims are not able to protect themselves,” John Lott, president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, told The College Fix.
“These places actually serve as magnets for attacks,” he said.
The Crime Prevention Research Center found that 92 percent of mass public shootings occur in gun-free zones, where civilians cannot legally carry firearms.
Similarly, Second Amendment Foundation Director Kostas Moros told The College Fix that disallowing concealed carry on campuses will not decrease gun violence.
“People who have concealed permits are the most law-abiding people in the country,” Moros said. “If somebody is going into a college or anywhere with an intent to kill people, they’re not going to stop because there’s a permit requirement or guns are banned.”
“They don’t care if guns are banned,” he told The Fix. “They’re there to do murders.”
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Real slick, WI lawmakers! Anyone who can read and learn about an issue, should know that over 90% of mass shootings occur in gun free zones.
Yeah – disarm the targets! Real slick!!
There is no prima-facie reason why educational institutions, as opposed to any other institutions, are especially suitable to be made into rights-free zones for adults.
Period.
Charlie Kirk was assassinated in broad daylight despite having a security team and being on a campus that permitted concealed and open carry. What makes the Wisconsin idiots think campuses will be safer when student and campus personnel will be completely disarmed?