New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on Fort Hood's Gun-Free Zone

November 11, 2009

The victims of last week's shootings at Fort Hood were unarmed because soldiers on military bases within the United States generally are not allowed to carry guns. Senior Editor Jacob Sullum argues that the massacre, which killed 13 people and wounded more than 30, demonstrated once again the folly of “gun-free zones,” which attract and assist people bent on mass murder instead of deterring them.

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