The Gun-Free School Zones Act is doubly dubious

The Gun-Free School Zones Act is doubly dubious

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 defense against violent intruders. As I explain in my new book Beyond Control, that law is also problematic for two constitutional reasons. The GFSZA, which Congress originally enacted in 1990, makes it a felony to possess a gun within 1,000 feet of an …