I think women going to college should carry guns

[Chiefmanwillcatch]

The girl who was abducted from her dorm. The hitchhiker who wasn't a college girl but was on a walk by herself.

Now these two coed hatecrime murders.

[KCChiefsMan]

with the way things have been going, if I were still in college I'd seriously think about buying a pistol and carrying it with me to class

[Chiefmanwillcatch]

It's getting crazy with the school shootings and carjackings.

[DaneMcCloud]

Yeah, great idea.

There are over 20 million college students in the US.

I'm very sorry for this one person but I don't think that everyone should be armed. That won't solve anything and will more likely cause more problems.

[Chiefmanwillcatch]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Yeah, great idea.

There are over 20 million college students in the US.

I'm very sorry for this one person but I don't think that everyone should be armed. That won't solve anything and will more likely cause more problems.

It's not just these 'two' students. It was Vtech too. There needs to be more armed security at schools and women need to carry and learn to defend themselves.

[Zeke Ziggle]

Originally Posted by Chiefmanwillgetyou

It's not just these 'two' students. It was Vtech too. There needs to be more armed security at schools and women need to carry and learn to defend themselves.

I could be wrong but my natural reaction to almost all gun crimes and especially ones like V-tech is that there should be tighter gun control not people getting more guns. Arming more people won't lead to less gun crimes. But will lead to more gun injury/deaths.

[mikey23545]

Originally Posted by Zeke Ziggle

Arming more people won't lead to less gun crimes. But will lead to more gun injury/deaths.

It would probably lead to more gun deaths among the psychos who right now get to open fire among flocks of unarmed sheep.

[Otter]

I don't recall common sense being an prevalent commodity among undergraduates. Experimentation, binge drinking and lot's of intelligence but no wisdom, sure.

Common sense...not so much.

Just saying, maybe guns aren't such a good idea in that particular social circle.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by Zeke Ziggle

I could be wrong but my natural reaction to almost all gun crimes and especially ones like V-tech is that there should be tighter gun control not people getting more guns. Arming more people won't lead to less gun crimes. But will lead to more gun injury/deaths.

Shhh... we don't appreciate logic 'round hurr. What we hurr need is more guns. Every child should receive his or her first piece with his or her first happy meal. Guns guns guns for every man, woman and child!

[DenverChief]

Originally Posted by Zeke Ziggle

I could be wrong but my natural reaction to almost all gun crimes and especially ones like V-tech is that there should be tighter gun control not people getting more guns. Arming more people won't lead to less gun crimes. But will lead to more gun injury/deaths.

look more gun laws only effect law abiding citizens...you could have had to most strict gun laws in the world and Va tech would have still happened, because CRIMINALS don't obey the law....where is the duh smiley?

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by DenverChief

look more gun laws only effect law abiding citizens...you could have had to most strict gun laws in the world and Va tech would have still happened, because CRIMINALS don't obey the law....where is the duh smiley?

The problem with that logic is the psychos behind Columbine, Va Tech and many domestic killings are not prototypical "criminals". Often they're people who haven't been in and out of jail and who haven't committed crimes before. For whatever reason (outcast, mental instability, snapping) they go outside of normal behavior and become criminals. There isn't any way I'll buy that restricting access to firearms will increase, or increasing access to firearms will decrease, these types of tragedies.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by Zeke Ziggle

Arming more people won't lead to less gun crimes.

It has everywhere it's been tried.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Zeke Ziggle

I could be wrong but my natural reaction to almost all gun crimes and especially ones like V-tech is that there should be tighter gun control not people getting more guns. Arming more people won't lead to less gun crimes. But will lead to more gun injury/deaths.

Why don't these nutjobs shoot up police stations? Because they know everybody in the police station will be ARMED.

If a nutjob wants to shoot up a building, and Building A has an armed guard in front, and Building B doesn't, the nutjob will shoot up Building B. Sucks if you're in Building B. But the nutjob went where the obvious armed resistance wasn't.

However, if conceal/carry laws are in effect, the nutjob won't know who is/isn't armed. Instead of a building full of easy targets, the nutjob won't know who'll cower in fear and who'll pull out a .357 and put a couple of rounds through his fucking head.

History has shown these people to be complete cowards. Take away the easy kill and you will go a long way towards eleviating the problem.

[DaKCMan AP]

Originally Posted by frazod

Why don't these nutjobs shoot up police stations? Because they know everybody in the police station will be ARMED.

If a nutjob wants to shoot up a building, and Building A has an armed guard in front, and Building B doesn't, the nutjob will shoot up Building B. Sucks if you're in Building B. But the nutjob went where the obvious armed resistance wasn't.

However, if conceal/carry laws are in effect, the nutjob won't know who is/isn't armed. Instead of a building full of easy targets, the nutjob won't know who'll cower in fear and who'll pull out a .357 and put a couple of rounds through his fucking head.

History has shown these people to be complete cowards. Take away the easy kill and you will go a long way towards eleviating the problem.

I don't buy that argument. Most of these wackos ending offing themselves. Why would others having weapons deter or scare them if it's their intent to die anyway?

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by frazod

Why don't these nutjobs shoot up police stations? Because they know everybody in the police station will be ARMED.

If a nutjob wants to shoot up a building, and Building A has an armed guard in front, and Building B doesn't, the nutjob will shoot up Building B. Sucks if you're in Building B. But the nutjob went where the obvious armed resistance wasn't.

However, if conceal/carry laws are in effect, the nutjob won't know who is/isn't armed. Instead of a building full of easy targets, the nutjob won't know who'll cower in fear and who'll pull out a .357 and put a couple of rounds through his fucking head.

History has shown these people to be complete cowards. Take away the easy kill and you will go a long way towards eleviating the problem.

QFT