Gun Control & RKBA

stone space

(6,498 posts) Thu Nov 12, 2015, 04:31 PM Nov 2015

UT Student Thanks O'Malley for Standing Up to NRA

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UT Student Thanks O'Malley for Standing Up to NRA (Original Post) stone space Nov 2015 OP

Welcome to Texas. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #1

Perhaps you can show us where this has been a problem at other colleges? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #2

If I held up an incident where a classroom full of armed students.... Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #7

That's a lot of words to say "I have no empirical evidence against CCW in colleges, I just... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #9

So why hasn't this been a problem at the other states that allow GGJohn Nov 2015 #3

I can't see a reason to suggest... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #4

Keep it in the news... virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #5

Perhaps you missed my question? GGJohn Nov 2015 #6

Our esteemed "calculus" professor rarely has an answer Lurks Often Nov 2015 #8

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

1. Welcome to Texas.

Reply to stone space (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 05:15 PM

Nov 2015

Guns matter more than lives.

This student needs to ask his president why he is putting up with this bullshit. Is it because he wants the legislature to fund a load of new projects? No, surely no university president could be so callous.

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

2. Perhaps you can show us where this has been a problem at other colleges?

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 06:00 PM

Nov 2015

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

7. If I held up an incident where a classroom full of armed students....

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #2)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 08:00 AM

Nov 2015

... open fire because they mistook a candy bar for a firearm, and everyone died but the last man standing, would you be convinced that campus carry should be illegal? No.

You have been "debating" this for five years and have become more entrenched that needless deaths from guns is just part of gun ownership.

So what's the point? Why would I put one ounce of energy into arguing with you?

friendly_iconoclast

(15,333 posts)

9. That's a lot of words to say "I have no empirical evidence against CCW in colleges, I just...

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 06:08 PM

Nov 2015

...somehow *know* it's a bad idea."

That's what's known as Colonism, as described by the late great Terry Pratchett:

"Sergeant Colon had a broad education. He´d been to the school of My Dad Always Said, the College of It Stands to Reason, and was now a postgraduate student at the University of What Some Bloke In the Pub Told Me."

Jingo, Terry Pratchett

GGJohn

(9,951 posts)

3. So why hasn't this been a problem at the other states that allow

Reply to stone space (Original post)

Thu Nov 12, 2015, 07:30 PM

Nov 2015

for concealed carry on state college campuses?
Surely there would be story after story of students with concealed carry licenses shooting other students or teachers?
Can you post links to those shootings?