Last updated on: 6/10/2016 9:45:55 AM PST
Should Schools Be Gun-Free Zones?
Pro (Yes)
Pro
"[Donald Trump] said also, that on his first day in office, he'd mandate that every school in America allow guns in classrooms. Every school, he said. That idea isn't just way out there, it's dangerous. Thirty-three thousand people die from guns every year. Nearly three thousand children and teenagers among them. Parents, teachers, and schools should have the right to keep guns out of classrooms. Just like Donald Trump does at many of his hotels, by the way."
Source: Monica Alba, "Hillary Clinton Slams Trump on Guns, Says 'I Will Not Pander to the Gun Lobby,'" nbcnews.com, May 22, 2016
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Con (No)
Con
"[Natalie Leppard:] Do you believe schools should be gun-free zones?
[Gary Johnson:]I don't. And, for those that are opposed to guns, I realize how incendiary what I'm saying right now sounds, but all of these atrocities, including what happened in Orlando, all of these shootings were in gun-free zones. The theater in Colorado, the night club in Orlando, the college campus shootings, Fort Hood of all places being gun-free, that's where they are all happening."
Source: Phone Interview with ProCon.org, June 14, 2016
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Not Clearly Pro or Con
"It is more dangerous to the occupants of a home to have a gun than not. It's more likely that you'll be injured by your own gun than that you'll be defended against some intruder with that gun. It's an enormous public health problem in our cities-- there are tragedies every day where young people are being shot, as victims of gun crimes. It's tragic. We're not arguing that nobody should have a gun--but public safety should factor into constraints."
Source: Jill Stein, "OnTheIssues Interview with Jill Stein," ontheissues.org, Dec. 21, 2011
Now Not Clearly Pro or Con
"She [Hillary Clinton] talked about guns in classrooms. I don't want to have guns in classrooms although, in some cases, teachers should have guns in classrooms, frankly. Because, teachers are, you know, things that are going on in our schools are unbelievable. You look at some of our schools, unbelievable what's going on. But I'm not advocating guns in classrooms. But remember in some cases, and a lot of people have made this case, teachers should be able to have guns, trained teachers should be able to have guns in classrooms."
Source: David Edwards, "Donald Trump: 'I'm Not Advocating Guns in Classrooms' but 'Teachers Should Have Guns in Classrooms,'" rawstory.com, May 22, 2016
[Editor's Note: While "I don't want to have guns in classrooms" suggests that Mr. Trump supports gun-free zones at schools and would thus be "PRO" to our question, he also said "teachers should have guns in classrooms," which may suggest that he opposes gun-free zones at schools and may be "CON" to our question. The Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990 prohibits unauthorized individuals from knowingly possessing firearms on school grounds. The GFSZA allows each state to authorize additional groups of people, including teachers, which some states have done. Given the variability by state for teachers being authorized to possess guns in gun-free zones and the reasonable interpretation of Mr. Trump's statement as either "PRO" or "CON," we have classified his position as "Now Not Clearly Pro or Con."
Trump previously expressed a CON opinion on this question. Read Trump's former position on gun-free zones.]
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FORMER CANDIDATES
(Candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria appear below in black and white and in alphabetical order.)
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Not Clearly Pro or Con
"Nobody believes that gun control by itself is going to end the horrors we have seen in Newtown, Conn., Aurora, Colo., Blacksburg, Va., Tucson, Ariz. and other American communities. There is a growing consensus, however, in Vermont and across America that we have got to do as much as we can to end the cold-blooded, mass murders of innocent people. I believe very strongly that we also have got to address the mental health crisis in our country and make certain that help is available for people who may be a danger to themselves and others."
Source: Bernie Sanders, "Sanders Votes for Background Checks, Assault Weapons Ban," sanders.senate.gov, Apr. 17, 2013
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