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Check this news article out guys.
(Quote) Chronicles of Higher Education
News Blog
May 22, 2007
College May Face Legal Problems if They Allow Guns on Campuses, Report Says
A new report from the Brady Campaign to Combat Gun Violence says colleges may have legal problems if they allow students to carry weapons on their campuses.
Courts have long recognized an obligation by colleges and schools to provide a “safe environment” for students. Courts have found, in many previous cases, that colleges were liable in attacks that occurred on campuses.
Some gun advocates have proposed, in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings in April, that students be allowed to carry guns and that teachers be armed, as well, in order to thwart would-be killers. Some of those gun proponents have cited the example of an armed student at the University of Idaho who was shot by a gunman whom he had sought to challenge last Saturday in an off-campus incident.
The Brady Campaign’s report argues that such policies would make campuses less safe, not safer, and would be likely to lead to more violence by young people already prone to impulsive acts and substance abuse. —Martin Van Der Werf (End Quote)
The Brady’s are an “anti-gun advocates” organization but they are still publishing “reports” as if they are an unbiased research organization. This speaks volumes about their integrity and honesty.
Also, remember when Paul Helmke and Suzanna Hupp were both on The Early Show to debate the gun issue after the VT tragedy? Paul said this when the question of allowing CCW on campuses came up:
(Direct Quote) HELMKE: Well, actually, it’s a legitimate point that’s raised. Part of the thing is, we have politicians who don’t even want to talk about any of these options whether it’s more guns, less guns, tighter controls or not. Most politicians just run away from this issue. And we need to start asking them what their proposals are. And maybe there’s a way to even fit some of these things. Maybe if you’ve got strict licensing and permitting and registration, then you might be able to have more guns. (End Quote)
So who did Paul ‘talk with about this option’ before creating a 54 page research report objecting to this proposed option? Funny, Paul says on April 17th 2007 that there may be a way The Bradys would support allow CCW on campuses but in May 2007 the Bradys released this long 54 page ‘research’ report rejecting this same idea. How did they manage to put together such a thoroughly researched report so fast? Did they start working on it the day after Helmke made the comment above – or maybe even before tragedy to have ‘just in case’?
One thing’s for sure, when the Brady Campaign says they want to have ‘discussion about all available options’ with politicians willing to ‘do something’ rather than run away from the issue, what the Brady Campaign really means is they want politicians to listen to and blindly accept all of their proposals while rejecting all proposals from the other side.
The Brady Campaign only supports “cooperation” when it is the other side giving something up to allow the Brady Campaign to get something they want. Never has the Brady Campaign, in the spirit of cooperation, given anything up themselves.
All other states would have mass shootings because Joe Blow just doesn't know how to handle the responsibility of carrying a firearm.