Reply #14: I doubt this very much. [View All]

[gorfle]

but I disagree with those who say that it could have been prevented if guns had been officially allowed on campus. It would have been a recipe for earlier and more frequent tragedy if an entire campus full of untrained young people were carrying guns.

Bear in mind we are not talking about letting anyone wander around in public with a gun. In order to carry a concealed weapon on your person, you have to have a Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit.

It has been shown in other thread in this forum ( http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=118&topic_id=155031&mesg_id=155031 ) that CCW permit holders are many times, sometimes hundreds of times less likely to commit crimes than non-CCW permit holders. I would hazard to say that CCW permit holders are in general highly responsible, highly experienced shooters.