Myth: Gun availability is what is causing school shootings

Fact: Schoolyard shootings have been occurring since at least 1974, so it is not a new phenomenon due to increases in gun ownership.¹

Fact: More than 1⁄2 of these terrorists start thinking about their assaults two or more weeks before the shooting, and 3⁄4 planned-out their attacks.²

Thoughts: In rural areas, guns are everywhere and children are taught to shoot at young ages – yet these areas are almost devoid of schoolyard shootings. Clearly, availability is not the issue.

This is an excerpt from “Gun Facts” by Guy Smith, available free from http://www.gunfacts.info