In fact, an instant check at gun shows would not only be unconstitutional, it would serve to register law-abiding gun buyers with the government. The school zones provision does nothing to stop killers like those in Colorado from bringing guns to school. However, such a provision does punish people like Assistant Principal Joel Myrick of Pearl, Mississippi, who used a gun at his school in 1997 to stop a violent teen who was shooting up the school. Yes, parents should be responsible. But according to the National Safety Council, more people die in car accidents than from guns.
More children die from drowning than from guns.
If any of the above news stories have misrepresented your views, I would like to see any response that you may have sent to these news sources. Journalists are notorious for twisting and misrepresenting people's words. As a concerned citizen who will be watching the Presidential race very closely, I want to make sure that all my information is accurate. Thank you very much.