Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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The Right to Bear Arms ... on Campus

I like the right to bear arms.  I will grudgingly agree that some places, such as bars, are places where guns probably shouldn't be.  This bill proposes allowing guns on college campuses.  I think that's a great idea.  It would make school shootings briefer, because one of the armed students or teachers might manage to take out the shooter.  And it might help discourage rape, too.
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ravan

ravan

March 22 2011, 02:05:03 UTC 10 years ago

So, essentially, turn campuses into places where students are "inmates", and only guards are allowed guns.

Why should a college campus be different than a grocery store? Either they are old enough to own a gun, or they aren't.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

March 22 2011, 02:57:48 UTC 10 years ago

>>So, essentially, turn campuses into places where students are "inmates", and only guards are allowed guns.<<

In fact, there is a whole strong trend of making schools -- including grade schools -- like prisons, with metal detectors, guards (sometimes armed), searches (including patdowns), drug testing, and other things that might be considered detrimental to a positive educational environment. And then people wonder why the dropout rate is going up.
the_vulture

Re: Yes...

the_vulture

March 23 2011, 03:40:10 UTC 10 years ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the schools that employ such measures do so because they are in areas with a high incidence of violent crime, including coincidentally, gun crime.

There's just something wrong with the entire situation when anyone feels he or she needs a gun to feel safe, most especially a young person.

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