vote shows 57 percent of students uninformed

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TAMU
Concealed carry vote shows 57 percent of students uninformed
By Taylor Wolken
Published: Monday, March 7, 2011
Updated: Monday, March 7, 2011 00:03

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[Thomas]

Winston Churchill once said: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."

The best argument for concealed carry is a five-minute conversation with a person opposed to concealed carry on campus.

Bravo

[chasfm11]

Robert Chapkin, professor of nutrition and food science likes the wild, wild west myth

Collateral damage from CHLs and the danger to the CHL from indiscriminate LEO shootings were common themes at the UT Arlington campus carry forum, too. Is there even one actual case to support either argument? Yes, there is the possibility of a CHL being shot by LEOs (Costco) or even an drunk non-CHL with a water hose nozzle. Yes, there is the possibility in a gunfire exchange that innocents are hit. There is also the possibility that I can be hit by lightning. Given the very low number of active shooter situations and the even lower number of non-LEO responses to active shooters (usually because of a gun free zone), focusing soley on them makes little if any sense concerning campus carry.

Curious by their absence is any mention of:
- individual protection for a student from a BG. UTA claimed that there was no problem with crime on campus and then, a few minutes later, said that it wasn't a good idea to have a gun in a car because of a rash of car burglaries on campus. Which is it?
- the deterrent effect from having the possibility of armed students. That is a lot more plausible than the collateral damage scenario.

All the hysteria and histrionics over campus carry seem to be founded in emotion and imagination. Given the Liberal bias among university faculties, why am I not surprised?