Texas State makes the yahoo.com homepage, over students' rights to carry concealed weapons Options

[Mommy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071121/ap_on_.../guns_on_campus

I dont want a bunch of moronic college students carrying weapons on campus.

[Testm0nkey]

i just wouldnt want my university to turn into a western style shootout whatever the cause or meaningful intention. i would like to avoid bullets flying anywhere around me

[blaarg]

i just wouldnt want my university to turn into a western style shootout whatever the cause or meaningful intention. i would like to avoid bullets flying anywhere around me

Ideally, I think everyone would want to avoid bullets flying everywhere, but we live in a very different world and I think it is best to be prepared.

As to Forum Warrior, I don't think arming people necessarily would reduce the number of school shootings. I think people who are like that are pretty much crazy to begin with and would pursue their "goal" to the death if necessary (as seen in a number of shootings).

However, I do think you are right that the severity of said shootings would be reduced if responsible gun possession is allowed on campus.

Like I said, I think the biggest reason why I would be against this measure is the possibility of an increase in accidental shootings...I don't have any evidence/stats to support this "feeling" but it seems to me the more guns you have in an area, the likely hood (albeit small) is increased of an accident...

I still don't understand why you (Melanie) voted against the measure. If you think that more money should be given to security to increase their personnel is the solution, aren't you providing the campus with more people with concealed handgun licenses on campus anyway (by means of an increase in security forces)? Why not cut out the middle man and allow students who have passed similar licensing tests to carry...