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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1112757" data-attributes="member: 14668">Thurston High School shooting--May 21, 1998--4 dead 24 wounded in a &quot;gun free zone.&quot; All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed, and stolen from the shooters parents.Columbine High School shooting--April 20, 1999--15 dead 21 wounded in a &quot;gun free zone.&quot; All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed, and then illegally sold to the shooters, who as minors were legally prohibited from acquiring them in the first place.Virginia Tech massacre---April 16, 2007---33 dead 23 wounded in a &quot;gun free zone.&quot; Both weapons used had been legally purchased, with a background check performed, over one month prior to the shooting.Tuscon AZ/Gabby Giffords shooting---January 8, 2011---6 dead 14 injured. The weapon used had been legally purchased 6 weeks prior by the shooter, who passed the required background check.Aurora theater massacre---July 20, 2012---12 dead 58 wounded in a &quot;gun free zone.&quot; All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed.Sandy Hook massacre---December 14, 2012---28 dead 2 wounded in a &quot;gun free zone.&quot; All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed.Tell me again please how well all those &quot;gun free zones&quot; and waiting periods and background checks are doing at keeping our children safe.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1112757, member: 14668"] Thurston High School shooting--May 21, 1998--4 dead 24 wounded in a "gun free zone." All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed, and stolen from the shooters parents. Columbine High School shooting--April 20, 1999--15 dead 21 wounded in a "gun free zone." All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed, and then [B][I]illegally sold[/I][/B] to the shooters, who as minors were legally prohibited from acquiring them in the first place. Virginia Tech massacre---April 16, 2007---33 dead 23 wounded in a "gun free zone." Both weapons used had been legally purchased, with a background check performed, over one month prior to the shooting. Tuscon AZ/Gabby Giffords shooting---January 8, 2011---6 dead 14 injured. The weapon used had been legally purchased 6 weeks prior by the shooter, who passed the required background check. Aurora theater massacre---July 20, 2012---12 dead 58 wounded in a "gun free zone." All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed. Sandy Hook massacre---December 14, 2012---28 dead 2 wounded in a "gun free zone." All weapons used had been legally purchased, with background checks performed. [B]Tell me again please how well all those "gun free zones" and waiting periods and background checks are doing at keeping our children safe. [/B] [/QUOTE]

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