Nashville: a new massacre in a 'gun-free zone'
Critics charge that such legislation actually encourages attacks, as shooters know they will not encounter armed resistance.
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Tennessee law provides that school sites are "gun-free zones," and failure to comply carries special penalties. The Nashville massacre has reopened the debate about the real usefulness of these names. Such sites are labeled, and critics charge that assailants are encouraged to carry out attacks in these places knowing that they will not encounter armed resistance.
FELONY. STATE LAW PRESCRIBES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF SIX (6) YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE NOT TO EXCEED THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000) FOR CARRYING WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Assaults in gun-free zones
In fact, several Twitter users recalled that some of the deadliest shootings have occurred precisely in "gun-free zones" across the country.
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