DavidM's Blog

Criminals don't follow the law. That's why they're "outlaws" or criminals.

So, no matter how many laws you pass, there will be people who ignore them, who will rob, rape and murder - even though there are thousands of statutes on the books that prohibit all of these.

So, Virginia Tech had a ban in place - even for concealed permit-holders - who had gone through background checks and who probably (I don't know the laws of Virginia concerning this matter...) had mandatory training - who are actually extensions of law enforcement under the second amendment. That is, they are required to act to STOP crime when it takes place, even though this today is an obscure duty under the second amendment.

Did Virginia Tech's ban on concealed carry stop this criminal? Will any such ban stop criminals? No.

However, law-abiding individuals follow the law - and will comply, even though it leaves them vulnerable. That's because they're law-abiding. Rather than violate the law, they will "roll the dice" and hope that chance favors them, that campus security will be able to react in time, that LEO's will be there in time to stop something that takes mere seconds to transpire.

Yes, yet another law did a lot of good - if you consider what this maniac did to these defenseless people.

I believe the people who made these students defenseless - should be held to account. Instead, this may well spark off a civil war.

I misspoke/mis-wrote. I meant, "Yes, yet another law did a lot of good - if you consider what this maniac did to these defenseless people GOOD". I do not.

I'm gonna find out if I can carry my concealed .45 ACP at Front Range Community College. I generally never carry on campus, but ya know... with a wife and 2 kids... I just might take my chances.

Abunai,

I'm not surprised Front Range is no different from the rest. The whole of academia is run by left-wing LSD-fried holdovers from the 60's - who are so dysfunctional they can't hold a real job. It is no wonder they are statist and dependents of government - and would like for all the rest of us to be dependent as well.

This is one reason I won't go back to school. Like RMGO's Dudley Brown says, "no guns, no money". I won't frequent an anti-American establishment, including any "educational" institutions.

I agree. Cowards such as this prey on schools largely because there is little or no chance of resistance (for awhile, anyway).

If every card-carrying member of the NRA, ROTC, and Young Republicans were "allowed" to bear arms, stories such as this might be avoided.

Or at least have a happy ending.

Exactly right, gjflash.

Recently, we had the situation up in Bailey. I got on with Peter Boyles and we both agreed that we don't need to reinvent the solution to this. The Israelis have already figured out what to do and what we discussed on the radio that morning was about "hardening" these locations - without creating a police state. That can mean only one thing.

Armed, trained citizens. Just like the founders - who threw off the yoke of King George III, with farmers, woodcutters, hunters, pitch and turpentine harvesters and shipwrights, citizens all.

Apparently this guy carried multiple weapons. (story is two 9mm pistols) For him to (at present) kill 31 people, I would assume they were targets of opportunity rather than execution style than it sounds like he has had some training as well. No matter really, even a trained gun owner or someone with tactical experience knows to respect returning fire!

A teacher, facualty, staff, administrator, or any combination should be wearing a sidearm daily! How many times are we going to allow schools to be the target because of their absolute defenseless nature!

You don't see estranged people go walking into a police dept. and start firing now do we....

Either we secure all schools with hardened secutiry like at an airport with controlled entry and exit, and a buffer area, or we allow people the decency to at least defend themselves!!

Having one or two armed officers working an open campus wont cut it either. Enough already of the passivist mentality of submission. The idea that if you don't provoke then you wont get hurt is a pipedream! Ask these students how they fell about guns now... I bet they wish they had one today!

I hate to say it, but I agree that it is getting to the point that students need to be allowed to carry guns to school, for their own protection. After all why are gun permits issued, to protect yourself and your family and friends...
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