Ledger · 2016 campaign · № 27
Eliminate gun-free zones at schools and military bases
Never delivered“[paraphrase] My first day, gun-free zones on military bases and in schools — they're gone.”
- Promised
- , Campaign rally, Burlington, Vermont
- Stated deadline
- “first day” → January 9, 2016
- Overdue by
- 10 years, 8 months as of September 22, 2026
- Re-promised
- 8 times with a fresh deadline
- Topic
- Guns
- Era
- 2016 campaign
What happened
No order or law eliminating gun-free school zones was issued. The Pentagon issued limited 2016 guidance allowing some service members to carry on base, which predated the term. PolitiFact found scant progress and rated the promise broken.