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Presidential hopeful and former Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) has a solution for movie theater shootings like the one Thursday night in Lafayette, Louisiana: Allow guns inside. "I think
that it makes a lot of sense to send a message across this country," Perry told Jake Tapper on CNN's _State of the Union_. "If we believe in the Second Amendment, and we
believe in people's right to protect themselves and defend themselves, and their families." In Louisiana, it's legal to carry a firearm without a permit, but the site of the
shooting, like many theaters, enforces a ban on guns. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives. SUBSCRIBE &
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morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. "I believe, with all my heart, that if you have the citizens who are
well trained, and particularly in these places that are considered to be gun-free zones, that we can stop that type of activity, or stop it before there’s as many people that are impacted as
what we saw in Lafayette," Perry said. Watch his full interview here. Explore More Zurich Speed Reads
