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Colorado to fight to ban guns on campus

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ScottC:
The anti-gun nuts have been making that same claim about increases in firearm use since the beginning of time - even though the statistics never match or back such a stupid claim.  But I've never met a liberal yet that let 'facts' influence their opinion.

It was the same BS when Florida and a host of other states enacted their CCWs - not once has it occurred anywhere.  But that doesn't stop them from repeating it ad nauseum...

DaveB:
NE Bull, I have to disagree with you on that too, I could not afford college after High School. I joined the Army at 17 years old, I couldn't vote or drink, but I could die for our freedom. Fortunately I made it through alive. As far as a college age person going for a CCW, they have to go through the same background check, if there is nothing prohibiting them from obtaining a CCW, why should they be denied? Wasn't long ago when a professor went nuts and started shooting other staff, being a professor doesn't mean they are any less nuts.



--- Quote from: NE Bull on June 27, 2010, 12:58:08 PM ---I, as usual I guess, am kinda on the fence about CCW on campus.  I do believe that everyone has the right, we all agree on that, but I have met many a college student that I don't think would be 'grown-up' enough for the responsibilities involved. Now on the other hand there are also a good number of those that are grown-up beyond their years.  There is just no fair way of weeding out the delinquents (for lack of a better term) without infringing upon the responsible person's god given rights.

I am, though, more than supportive of faculty carrying. Professors, deans, etc. Visions of that dowdy librarian packin a LCP in a garter holster, or the old vietnam vet maintenance man holstering an issued 1911 inside his tool belt ready to take down the next asian kid that walked onto campus with a rifle. (no predudice here, just history) would bring me much more comfort than the rent-a-cop armed with pepper spray and a metal detector, ever could.

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NE Bull:
As I said, I'm torn with my opinions. For the most part, I believe most folks, student body and faculty alike, would be more than adequate to CCW. It's those very few that would cause me alarm. I, too, believe that everyone has the right to bear arms as they see fit, but we also must realize that it IS those few that have caused us/ U.S. to have the many restrictions placed upon us that we have. I'm just sayin'! If it were put o a vote, I'd say YES.
But I guess NE laws would remove my fears as the 'no previously consumed alcohol in blood '  law would remove a good portion of the UNL student body from be able to carry on most any given day (per college binge drinking reports)

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