We know that gun-free zones can work to prevent gun crimes… so long as nearly impenetrable fortresses manned by armed guards surround them. That’s why so few inmates are killed with guns by other inmates in Federal prisons. Of course, the lack of gun-related deaths in prisons doesn’t mean that crime overall is reduced in the “gun--free” zone but that doesn’t matter because the whole concept of “gun-free” zones is an exercise in symbolism over substance. Think about it: rapes are often perpetrated using brute force or drugs but would anyone think posting signs declaring pickup bars to be “no-rapist zones” or “no-date rape drug zones” would reduce rapes? Liberal “gun-free zones” are based on the voluntary compliance of the very people who are about to commit heinous crimes. In the real world, people about to murder strangers are not too likely to adhere to gun-control laws of any...(Read Full Article)