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In reply to the discussion: "Guns on Campus: A Chilling Effect" by Kenneth M. Mash (NEA, Thought & Action) [View all]Bazinga
(331 posts)24. Very well said.
I particularly liked this line;
By the same token, almost every student in the classroom is armed with a fist - and the psychological barrier to throwing a punch has got to be lower than pulling a trigger - yet classroom discussion sessions rarely seem to escalate into brawls.
I have been a college student for a long time, and will be for a long time more, so this aspect of armed self-defense discussion is particularly important to me. It is my opinion that gun-free policies on college campuses are a solution in search of a problem.
In general, my concern is this, if a school policy prevents a student or faculty member from arming themselves with effective means to resist violence, who becomes responsible for the protection of that student/faculty member? And if they fail in that responsibility, are they to be held liable?
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"Guns on Campus: A Chilling Effect" by Kenneth M. Mash (NEA, Thought & Action) [View all]
petronius
Jan 2014
OP
So, based on your argument, guns in class make it a safer environment for learning and discussion?
Starboard Tack
Jan 2014
#1
No but makes for a safer environment for going across campus in the middle of the night.
gejohnston
Jan 2014
#4
I always love it when men use female vulnerability to justify carrying guns around.
Starboard Tack
Jan 2014
#18
Trying to convince everybody who carried concealed that they have a mental defect...
krispos42
Jan 2014
#28
It is the same one who claimed a bicycle tire was a acceptable defensive item.
oneshooter
Jan 2014
#25