Look at this thread. People have scoffed at the idea of a meeting about what to do with an active shooter. That schools aren't doing enough.
I may have came across dismissive of the meeting. I am in a way. When you are telling people to barricade the doors with tables, and the tables are lag bolted to the floor, you are doing a disservice to the students.
I would like to see the university give real tactical information. Barricading yourself in is a good idea, if you can. Teach them about the use of fire extinguishers, pepper spray, chemicals from the chemistry lab, and other improvised defenses. Make classes in self defense, Krav Maga, or Eskrima basics easily accessible at discounted rates.
I believe the "meetings" should be about more than duck, hide, and beg. More often than not meeting violence with violence reduces injury or saves lives.
I also believe that they should make CC an option. I am actually in the middle of a letter writing campaign. I'm trying to bring this issue to the attention of several state legislators.
But why would you not be prepared to defend yourself? Until CC is allowed on campus, why would you not take steps to improve your chances, using whatever was available?
I agree with you that many gun owners fail to do this. I can not count the number of keyboard commandos I have run across. They are sadly out numbered by people in real life that believe a gun is the be all end all of defense.
Gun ownes love to say "when seconds count the cops are minutes away." Well when a guy with a knife is fifteen feet away, you don't have seconds. You better know something besides marksmanship.
Like I said, fine you have a gun in class. But if the active shooter is nowehere near you, what are you going to do?
Having a gun on my person means I am prepared to use lethal force in defending myself, and those in my immediate area. On a campus of 50,000 students more than 1,000 students would probably be licensed to carry. Chances are high that he will run in to one or more. I am not going to search for the shooter, but if they enter my area, I will take the shot as soon as is practical.
The reckless endangerment of innocent lives is not allowed under the law. If the bullet leaves my gun I am responsible for what happens. In NC even if I kill the shooter, I can be held criminally and civily liable for any innocent person that I injure. That means, I attempt to get in to the "most optimum" position and take the shot if possible. My gun will not save every one, but it can help to bring things to an end sooner.
Edit to add:
I am no longer a college student. The way I have phrased my writing it may seem otherwise. I keep mentioning what I would do, and there is a reason why. I often have to take my dad to his doctor appointments. Since his doctor's office is on a university campus I can not carry. I can not even have my gun locked in the car. That means I have to leave the gun at my dad's home when I take him to the doctor. So, the rules do affect me. They affect tens of thousands of people that use the university medical systems in North Carolina.
The rules are about more than students. Students are only a piece of the equation. You also have to figure in the numerous people that work on campus to support the university and students. You have to take in to account the thousands of people that visit every year that are not students. The rules to protect "kids" from each other negatively affect thousands of adults.