I am not a sheepdog

[Atypical Liberal]

26. I don't have a problem with that at all.

First, by illegally carrying a gun on a college campus that prohibited weapons, he demonstrated disregard both for the safety of others and for the law.

Yup, he sure did. I personally don't care.

The man is a combat veteran of our armed forces. I would have no problem with him carrying a concealed firearm, even without a permit.

Secondly, Amy Bishop shot 6 people, killing 3 of them, in the very building where I have class. It was just luck that she committed her crime on a day I did not have class.

I strongly considered getting a CCW permit at that point, and carrying on campus even though it is prohibited (though not illegal).

I support CCW permit on college campuses, as there is no reason why a person who can safely carry a handgun down mainstreet cannot also carry one on a college campus.

on the contrary, he justified his illegal and dangerous activities based on his gross exaggerations of the risks faced by college students, along with the fantasy that the gun would protect him.

I don't think he exaggerated the risks faced by college students at all. Violent crime is pretty rare, especially if you are a white, college-educated man. Most people who carry concealed firearms will never need to use them. So what? There is nothing wrong with being prepared.

If it was a fantasy that firearms can protect the wielder than police would not bother carrying them.

This guy got back from Iraq and had trouble adjusting to civilian life

It did not sound that way to me at all. His motivations for carrying a concealed weapon are the same as anyone I've heard that carries a concealed weapon - they want the ability to defend themselves and their loved ones in the rare case that they are confronted with violence.

If you watch the video, he clearly says that when he got back from service he did not carry a firearm - until the Virginia Tech shooting, and then he started carrying. I don't think this has anything to do with PTSD, but rather the wakeup call that shootings happen even in gun-free places like college campuses. Many people have reached the same conclusion without ever being in the military.

A dog would have made a better (and safer) companion than a handgun...

Aw, shit. Next you'll be like the other dude telling us to throw cans of beans.