Where the fuck do these people think they're going to college, Iraq?

I have no problem with guns on campuses.

Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, author of the primary House bill, said the issue applies mostly to faculty, staff and parents because most students would be too young to qualify for a license. In 2010, only 7 percent of license holders in 2010 were between the ages of 21 and 25, Driver said.

"We're not talking about every student getting a gun," Driver said. "I did not file this bill so (license holders) could be heroes in mass-shooting situations. I filed this bill to allow (them) to be able to protect themselves."

But they would allow to keep the ban on private campuses and community colleges....and "...bars, churches, hospitals or athletic events on college campuses."

That kinda sucks.

Xela

Xela wrote:I have no problem with guns on campuses.

Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, author of the primary House bill, said the issue applies mostly to faculty, staff and parents because most students would be too young to qualify for a license. In 2010, only 7 percent of license holders in 2010 were between the ages of 21 and 25, Driver said.

"We're not talking about every student getting a gun," Driver said. "I did not file this bill so (license holders) could be heroes in mass-shooting situations. I filed this bill to allow (them) to be able to protect themselves."

But they would allow to keep the ban on private campuses and community colleges....and "...bars, churches, hospitals or athletic events on college campuses."

That kinda sucks.

Xela

Xela, are you ok with guns in bars? Just curious.

mark wrote:

Xela wrote:I have no problem with guns on campuses.

Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, author of the primary House bill, said the issue applies mostly to faculty, staff and parents because most students would be too young to qualify for a license. In 2010, only 7 percent of license holders in 2010 were between the ages of 21 and 25, Driver said.

"We're not talking about every student getting a gun," Driver said. "I did not file this bill so (license holders) could be heroes in mass-shooting situations. I filed this bill to allow (them) to be able to protect themselves."

But they would allow to keep the ban on private campuses and community colleges....and "...bars, churches, hospitals or athletic events on college campuses."

That kinda sucks.

Xela

Xela, are you ok with guns in bars? Just curious.

I'm on the fence on that one, hence the "kinda".

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/us/04guns.html

Upon edit: But just to be clear, I don't condone combining alcohol and CCW. Personally, I would not carry under the influence of alcohol. Nor do I clean my guns under the influence. On the other hand, I have been known to have had a glass of wine, or two, and then done some perusing at a gun shop.

Xela

Meh, as always I'll support the right to carry anywhere anytime as long as you are not under the influence (guns and cars are about as dangerous, and easy to misuse). The no gun area of campus really does only take guns out of the hands the victims. Luckily we haven't had much trouble with the serial robber that's been going around fora bout a month or two. But he is an, albeit single, but good representation of what happens when you disarm any group of law abiding citizens.