Reply #59: You're exactly right...I cannot [View All]

[av8rdave]

But do think there may be an increased chance with more students carrying weapons?

As far as informing my son of the fallacy of his argument, let me tell you a little about him:

He is a gun enthusiast, and owns several weapons, and goes to the firing range frequently. He is also a graduate student/PhD candidate, so his duties include teaching undergraduate classes. Here is how he sees the "carry on campus" issue: His worry isn't the guns themselves, but who may be carrying them. He often talks about the atmosphere at the campuses where he as studied and worked, and how different students react to different pressures. In the program where he is studying and working, there are a lot of premed students, as an example. He is amazed how many are there because they are expected to be by somebody else (imagine what that must feel like to a 19 year old kid away from home for the first time). Many of those kids freak out when they discover they may not survive the program. My son just feels that is not a prudent environment to have an unknown number of kids carrying weapons.

I tend to agree.

Sorry if you see this as some kind of infringement on the right to bear arms, but I guess I don't see it that way. College students can already have all the weapons they want. Do they really need to carry them to class?

On edit: Sorry for all the repeat stuff in this post. I was pretty tired (and possibly a little under the influence) when I posted the previous one, and completely forgot that I had already mentioned that stuff!