Anti-Gun Nonsense: "Gun-Free Zones"

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Oct. 16, 1991, Killeen, Texas -- 24 killed when a man drove his truck through a window of a Luby's Cafeteria and walked around the restaurant shooting people as they hid underneath their tables.

April 20, 1999, Littleton, Colo. -- 13 killed when at Columbine High School.

Aug. 10, 1999, Granada Hills, Calif. -- five wounded when a white supremacist fires 70 rounds into a Jewish community and day-care center.

Oct. 2, 2006, Nickel Mines, Pa. -- five killed when a milk-truck driver entered an Amish schoolhouse, ordered all the boys to leave and began shooting the girls.

The above list is a tiny sampling of the growing number of multiple-victim shootings, including at least 39 school shootings in the United States. What do all of the above have in common? Each occurred in a "gun-free zone." The recent killing of 32 innocent students and teachers at Virginia Tech adds another tragic chapter to this horrible book of violence and death. I, like many fathers, consider this reality when I send my sons off to school each morning.

The response to gun violence has been predictable and consistent. We've held candlelight vigils, worn ribbons and heard speeches, all properly intended to make us feel better. We've passed laws forbidding guns within 1,000 feet of a school and the manufacturing of "assault weapons." Now, in the wake of the Blacksburg shootings, calls for stiffer gun-control laws have become louder and more strident.

What has not been tried is the obvious [...]

The phrase "gun-free zone" is the ultimate delusion. A more accurate expression would be "defenseless zone." Like most mass murderers, the Virginia shooter was smart enough to choose victims who could not fight back. [...]

Capt. Tracy W. Price is a pilot for a major airline and one of the leaders in the effort to arm airline pilots after September 11. [...]