Gun Free Zones Are Favorite Targets of Mass Shooters, Crime Research Group Says

Eliminating gun-free zones and increasing the number of legally-armed citizens would reduce the occurrence of mass shootings, according to a paper released by the Crime Prevention Research Council.
Gun Free Zones Are Favorite Targets of Mass Shooters, Crime Research Group Says
Crime scene tape blocks the parking lot outside of a Walmart following a mass shooting the night before in Chesapeake, Va., on Nov. 23, 2022. Bastien Inzaurralde/AFP via Getty Images
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Eliminating gun-free zones and increasing the number of legally-armed citizens would reduce the occurrence of mass shootings, according to a paper released by the Crime Prevention Research Council (CPRC).

Carlisle E. Moody, an economics professor at the College of William and Mary and Research Director for the CPRC, wrote the paper titled “Is There a Policy That Reduces Mass Public Shooting Deaths?” It was released on July 21.

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