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Journal Article
Gun-Free Zones in Sensitive Places
2025
Overview
In 2008, the US Supreme Court in District of Columbia у Heller held that, pursuant to the Second Amendment, individuals have a right to possess (\"keep\") ordinary arms \"in common use\" at their homes for the purpose of self-defense.' In 2022, in New York State Pistol & Rifle Association v Bruen, the Supreme Court expanded on the Second Amendment and held that individuals also have a right to carry (\"bear\") \"commonly used arms in public subject to certain reasonable, well-defined restrictions.\" [...]sensitive places are akin to \"gun-free zones,\" where the possession of personal firearms by private individuals is lawfully prohibited.® Although the prohibition of arms in certain sensitive places has a long historical tradition in the United States, the idea of explicitly designated gun-free zones only traces its roots to the mid-1980s.·· In recent years, gun-free zones have become a focal point of public debate.\" [...]looking beyond potential mass-casualty acts of violence, the latest evidence suggests that gun-free zones at schools and bars have protective effects against gun violence at these locations.\" · Equally important, there is little evidence to suggest, regardless of the scenario, that gun-allowing zones experience significantly less gun violence than gun-free zones. 19 Although additional research on this topic is welcome, the emerging view suggests that gun-free zones appear to be fulfilling their legislative intent: they appear to be keeping people in such sensitive places relatively safer. [...]for each of these location categories, another consistent pattern is that non-gun owners expressed greater support for sensitive-place prohibitions than gun owners.\" ·? Although this is a significant finding, it is also one that requires nuance in terms of interpretation.
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American Public Health Association
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