"After the recent school shootings in Florida and immediate attacks on guns, AR-15s, and so-called “assault weapons,” I decided to research, without political agenda, to see if people like me have been wrong.
- During the 18th century there was 1 incident of a school shooting.
- During the 19th century there were 28 shootings.
- In the 20th century there were 227 shootings.
- So far in the 21st century, including the February 14, 2018 shooting, there have been 207 shootings.
- Looking at the numbers in the primary article, I found that in the 1990 time frame of school shootings, the figure almost doubled, a drastic increase.
I asked myself, “What did we do differently that caused that jump?”
The answer was easily discovered: The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) is an act of the U.S. Congress which was introduced in the U.S. Senate in October, 1990 by then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware and was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush..."
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