Gun-free zones have often been blamed for making schools, malls and other public areas more attractive to shooters; however, there have been no quantitative studies examining those claims. Now, in a ...

A plan to create a firearm-free zone in the heart of the French Quarter by designating the police station on Royal Street as a vocational technical school hasn’t gained much traction in the nearly ...

NOW. REVISITING TALKS ON A GUN FREE ZONE. THAT’S WHAT LAWMAKERS SAY COULD BE COMING AFTER A SHOOTING INJURED FIVE PEOPLE RIGHT IN THE FRENCH QUARTER ON SUNDAY NIGHT. EFFORTS TO CARVE OUT A SAFE ZONE ...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) last week reintroduced a bill that would repeal the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA), which he says jeopardizes student and teacher safety by prohibiting armed ...