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

Re: Thoughts

ravan

March 22 2011, 02:01:47 UTC 10 years ago

>> Well, yes, but here usually the thing is 'run if you can and call the police',<<

Hahahaha! And the disabled should stay home where they are safer, because they can't run.

Yes, in an ideal world everyone would just run away from the big bad bully, mugger, rapist, murderer, etc. and everyone would live happily ever after.

But that isn't here in the US, the land of the desperate, the lawless, the "me first, devil take the hindmost" type of "rugged individualist".
ysabetwordsmith

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ysabetwordsmith

March 22 2011, 03:00:00 UTC 10 years ago

Actually one of the most formidable people I know is a fat lady in a wheelchair. Lee Martindale has gotten death threats over her size activism. She can swordfight, carries guns, and if I remember right is also a martial artist. Anyone picking a fight with her would be in for some very nasty surprises.

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