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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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Gun Theft
- From Brady Campaign
By The Brady Campaign - To Prevent Gun Violence
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Brady Campaign Lies
So Brady...
At ALL 9 Public Universities in Utah, as well as Colorado State University and Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia there has NEVER been a gun theft on campus. And as you know, all of these places currently allow LICENSED students to carry on campus.
These 21+ year olds are not the students living in dorms, or on campus.. Most Universities wont allow students that have over 60 hours (19-20 years old) to live on campus.
It's not "increasing gun ownership", these students are ALREADY licensed to carry virtually EVERYWHERE else. They already have the licenses, and they already have the firearms (and there havent been any problems).
When will the Brady Campaign stop the LIES ???
- NotSoSafeCampus September 3, 2008 9:18PM
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Seriously
Okay isn't the point of a concealed weapon to keep it with you incase you need to use it. So why would a firearm just be lying around in a students dorm waiting to be stolen? It wouldn't be.
Another point...If someone really wants a gun they aren't going to have to steal it from a college dorm room. So what if guns aren't allowed on campus. If they really want to do damage, they are just going to go off campus and steal a gun there.
- mer January 29, 2009 11:18AM
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Isn't That The Point
The idea of the potential of gun theft on college campus where concealed carrying is allowed is absolutely absurd. As "mer" comments previously, an individual would not leave a handgun around like they would a bookbag so that someone else would have the ability to possibly take it from them. The point of concealed carry is so that others won't be able to see it. I do not know much about how the actual process works, as far of rules on how you are to carry, but I am sure that the firearm always will be, and has to be on the person in the form of a gun holster or a gun belt. If a person would be so irresponsible as to not keep track of thier firearm, then they are the type of individual that should not, and does not deserve to carry. Despite these few people in the population, I do believe that for each person that would do something as stupid as leave their gun behind, there are plenty more law abiding citizens that will utilize their privilege of concealed carrying of a firearm for their own personal protection.
- TrapshootingGirl
February 26, 2009 10:48AM
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Yet Another Ridiculous, Unsubstantiated by Brady
The Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Ownership is at it again. If they paid attention to any of the evidence, they would not need others to debunk this absurd claim.
- erik
January 10, 2010 9:48PM
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