ORIGINAL: SwampCollie
ORIGINAL: wyotimberghost
I know many college-aged individuals who are more mature and level headed than older adults. It's a matter of personality and self control, not age. Besides, if one "loose cannon" did go off, there would be others who were better tempered to put him down if concealed carry was legal and other students were taking advantage of the freedom. Denying individuals the right to defend themselves because of a stereotype is dispicable.
Let me get this right.... if one kid flips out it would be an acceptable loss because other kids would be there to use lethal force and subdue him? Thats what you are telling me? So would you be in favor of personality tests or interviews in order to obtain a carry permit on campus? How do you submit we would go about determining who was fit or unfit?
And yes I agree, I do know a FEW college aged folks who ACT more mature than older adults, but they are the exception certainly not the rule. It is hard to quantify the word adult, though our society puts it at age 18 and/or age 21. There are plenty of 30 year olds that have yet to arrive.
No matter how you slice it, guns in the hands of students on school grounds just does not fly in my opinion. I think the answer here to shootings like this is NOT firearm related at all.
I don't think underage kids should be allowed to have guns on campus. I also don't think anyone should be forced to carry guns on campus. But having a no gun zone and inviting the crazies saying "HERE WE ARE UNARMED, COME AND GET US", is just freaking crazy beyond belief!
There would be enough of age people that would carry, students, teachers, janitors, or just visitors, that would at least have to make them plan their attack different. Not juast wait for them to gather in a big group totally defensless.
I also think that if a lot of people carried open it would give the bad guys something else to think about!JMHO