Thomas Massie Wants To Repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act in Wake of MN School Shooting

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) wants to repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act in the wake of the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting that left two children dead and 18 others wounded.

The act was signed into law by former President George H.W. Bush in 1990, making it illegal to possess a firearm in a school zone.

Massie reintroduced HR 5066, named the “Safe Students Act,” this week.

Massie retweeted a post by the president of pro-Second Amendment site crimeresearch.org that claimed, “The Catholic School Shooter in Minneapolis Claims that He Would Prefer to Target a ‘Gun-Free Zone’ Because the Victims are Defenseless. ‘That’s why I and many others like schools so much.'”

Massie wrote, “Every Congress, I have introduced a bill to repeal the federal Gun Free School Zone Act. Deranged shooters choose schools because they know their victims are vulnerable. This one even admitted it. There’s never been a shooting like this in a school that allows staff to carry.”

One poster challenged Massie, writing, “Please, there were armed police in Florida. Didn’t do s**t. Most Cops aren’t prepared for some random shooter to just open up on people. Regular Cops on their daily patrol aren’t even always ready for that. It’s so random, it’s impossible to know where or when it’s going to happen.”

“You just made my point,” Massie shot back. “I’m not saying we need a cop at every school, I’m saying we need staff carrying concealed.”