The Former Director of the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation Wrote a Letter Referencing Our Work. A Letter from a Retired Law Enforcement Officer also References Our Work.

The previous director of the Wyoming Division of Prison Investigation references our work.

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Expensive editor:

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I learn with curiosity and a few dismay the dueling letters between Dr. John Lott and lawyer Linda Burtabout the problem of gun free zones. 

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Everyone knows the outdated definition of lies:  Lies, Rattling Lies and Statistics..

I do suppose Dr. Lott is significantly better at statistics than both Ms. Burt or “the Lancet.”  

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However It ought to appear obvious to anybody studying the information that essentially the most horrible tragedies, faculty shootings, happen in colleges, which are known as “gun free faculty zones.”  

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However, in fact, they don’t seem to be “gun free” on the day of the killing are they?  The one related query to ask about these legal guidelines is do they work? And clearly they don’t.  

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Typically legislators get a bit filled with themselves and suppose in the event that they move a regulation certainly it will likely be obeyed by everybody.  And different naive individuals inform themselves they hope it’s going to work. 

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However sadly the one people who obey these legal guidelines are those who at all times obey legal guidelines and who would by no means use a gun inappropriately to harm others. 

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And they’re the individuals who we want did have a gun that day with the intention to put the killer down just like the rabid skunk that he’s.  

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Inform me, have you ever ever heard of a case, even in “The Lancet” the place an individual who awakened within the morning ready and aspiring to go to a faculty to  use his gun to kill individuals, has been deterred upon getting there and seeing an indication that claims, “Gun Free Zone.”   

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So he turns away and goes for a latte’ as an alternative? That doesn’t occur ever.  

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The one approach to create a “gun free zone” is to construct a wall or fence round it and have one managed entrance  with a method of detecting weapons. All of this discuss is simply foolish noise that will increase the hope, and ire, of people that don’t perceive how this all works, however accomplishes nothing.  

Once I retired I wrote a guide entitled, “A Few Commonsense Gun Legal guidelines – Is there such a factor and may they work?”  Sadly I concluded the reply to each questions is probably going “No.”  

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Sincerely,

Kip Crofts, 

Former Director, DCI and former US Legal professional 

Kip Crofts, “Letter To The Editor: ‘Gun Free Zones’ Are Foolishly Naive,” Cowboy State Each day, February 24, 2025.

Right here is the letter by a retired regulation enforcement officer.

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Expensive editor:

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After studying the letter to the editor final week about gun free zones, I felt the necessity to reply.

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As a retired regulation enforcement officer and former energetic killer preparedness teacher, I studied energetic killer incidents, educated for a regulation enforcement response that may allow officers working for me to finest deal with such a state of affairs, and taught energetic killer preparedness lessons.

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Dr. John Lott, founding father of the Crime Prevention Analysis Heart is very revered for his work and his statistics are as near factual as any obtainable. 

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Those that research mass killings, concur with Dr. Lott, stating the overwhelming majority happen in “gun free zones.” 

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The killer within the Aurora theatre admitted selecting that one because it was designated a gun free zone. A number of different theatres have been within the space that weren’t. 

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Probably the greatest shows I attended was by Ed Monk. Ed is retired navy, a former instructor and has studied mass killings for practically 30 years. 

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I encourage anybody to look at the presentation then make up your thoughts about “gun free zones.” 

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That is particularly essential for coverage makers similar to faculty board members, enterprise homeowners, or anybody else making selections that might probably have an effect on the lives of these current if an energetic killing takes place in an space, they’re answerable for.

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Criminals don’t obey legal guidelines, together with indicators that say, “gun free zone.” Watch Ed’s presentation, and you then determine.

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Gene Galitz, Pavillion

Gene Galitz, “Letter To The Editor: Criminals Don’t Pay Consideration To Gun-Free Zones,” Cowboy State Each day, Feburary 25, 2025.