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America has become haunted by the specter of deadly school shootings. As we all work to prevent further tragedy, some are advocating allowing students to carry concealed firearms as a means of defense. But would such measures really make college campuses safer?
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Drugs and Alcohol
- From Brady Campaign
By The Brady Campaign - To Prevent Gun Violence
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Weapons on campus
By reading your post, sounds to me like the problem is Alcohol and Drugs and the firearm is secondary for protection. I'm going to take a wild guess and say you are not campaigning for alcohol free schools. Easier to blame the firearm and hold nobody accountable for their actions.
- rmatt
January 30, 2009 2:12PM
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No Guns for College Campuses
Guns are meant to be in the hands of law enforcement who are trained to use them not in the hands of college students. The fact that drugs and alcohol are often used on college campuses is the first indicator that guns should not joining this dangerous mix. The result would not lead to more safety but to more tragedies. A person who has been using drugs or alcohol is not fit to drive a car so why would they be allowed to use a gun? It seems that in our haste to feel safe on college campuses all we would be doing is creating more problems.
- annalise
February 8, 2009 8:34PM
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Going to class wasted?
Well it is already illegal to carry a firearm will under the influence so those LAW ABIDING citizens who have permits wouldn't be carrying while intoxicated anyways. I have numerous firearms in my apartment, so do many of my friends and I am aware of at least one fraternity who has multiple gun safes in their house. I have yet to hear of an incident in at my college campus. No to mention how many students do you know that come to class drunk? Most of the parties I am aware of are off campus where guns are already present so how would allowing them on campus by licensed individuals to and from class make it any more dangerous? Also you don't need 9 months of training to know how to use a firearm for self defense. Most self defense situations occur at less than 12 feet and last mere seconds. You like many of those against this concealed carry on this forum forget that these college students are adults that carry everywhere else why does a college campus automatically make someone prone to violence?
- tenmaster96
February 17, 2009 12:02AM
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Target the source.
Why are you viilianizing the firearm when the your main argument is controlled substances?
Come on do you really think this is a good argument against the students constitutionally guaranteed right?
- jaker277
February 24, 2009 6:41PM
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Flawed study
The study that the BC keeps referencing is flawed. I read the study and it asks if the participant has a working gun on campus (illegal in most cases) and also does other illegal things (drugs etc.). Well duh! I'm sure if they aren't listening to the no guns policy, they probably don't care about the law and therefore won't care about breaking others. I'm also going to make the generalization that if someone cares less about the law they are probably more likely to show violence toward their fellow man (and woman). So I don't think that going from a yes answer to the question "do you have an illegal gun ON campus" should be quoted as "gun owners". Don't twist the facts.
- aaronr8684
May 11, 2009 4:18PM
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