Bill would let college students bear arms

[jamesrage]

quote:Originally posted by grahambino


as i mentioned before, most of them have committed suicide afterwards, i fail to see how death is a deterrent.

The deterrent will be in the fact that it will be harder for these suicidal losers to go "down in a media blaze of glory".

[Sirius]

I'm in the camp that this law won't deter an attack. What it will do is enable the students and faculty to respond to the attack and kill the shooter in the event an attack actually takes place.

The tragedies that have taken place in our schools and elsewhere would likely still have happened regardless of laws like this, but responsible, properly armed citizens just might have prevented the death tolls from climbing as high as they did.

On a side note, it occurs to me that some college students already have CCW licenses. If they don't go around shooting each other off campus, what would make them more likely to do so on campus?

[Conan71]

Crux of the point I'd made earlier.  It's not a deterrent effect so much as it's giving students the ability to possibly stop the shooter before it becomes a "killing spree".

[cannon_fodder]

Wow c_f, your boy child is awful cute.  Looks well trained on that .40 too.  I think it's important to teach kids respect for firearms and you did alright.

I love you c_f.

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

Wow c_f, your boy child is awful cute.  Looks well trained on that .40 too.  I think it's important to teach kids respect for firearms and you did alright.

I love you c_f.

That picture looks like you.

[Conan71]

quote:Originally posted by cannon_fodder

Wow c_f, your boy child is awful cute.  Looks well trained on that .40 too.  I think it's important to teach kids respect for firearms and you did alright.

I love you c_f.

Glad you are teaching the young man firearm safety.

Let's hope the 2nd amendment has not been repealed by the time he can buy his own firearms.