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reign88

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23. Accidents, possible but unlikely

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 10:23 AM

Jun 2016

but I wouldn't worry about misplaced anger or whatnot. I have two guns in the house. My wife and I have had some fun fights over the years, and never once has "gun" popped into my brain. I hope the same goes for her!

To normal human beings, which I think most of us are, a gun isn't a solution to a normal fight. I have never carried, other than to and from a range or what not, but I would imagine someone carrying has the same experience. They forget the gun is there unless they really need it.

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I�m A Black Female College Professor in Texas. Should I Get a Gun? [View all] SecularMotion Jun 2016 OP

No, I would not feel safe on your campas, knowing that anyone who wants to settle riversedge Jun 2016 #1

On top of that, she will be expected to have a gun. Downwinder Jun 2016 #3

Which is the source of her anxiety. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #44

Houston area has a lot of CC gun owners TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #19

I like her thinking when it comes to carrying as part of black liberation. She also comes to Brickbat Jun 2016 #2

I agree with this message. N/t Sissyk Jun 2016 #40

Great comment ... One that could only come from having read the entire article ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #45

Thanks for taking the time to read the article. SecularMotion Jun 2016 #74

LOL. You had me at ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #79

Sure, why not?? Why should white folks get to own them all? Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #4

We could have like rainbow bloodbaths! sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #24

Ebony and ivory awoke_in_2003 Jun 2016 #90

Bunches of drunken frat boys Mendocino Jun 2016 #5

One of them could be a future GWB, so no great loss. nt valerief Jun 2016 #34

They would all be arrested hack89 Jun 2016 #67

As a Classic Red, I'm not afraid of guns............ socialist_n_TN Jun 2016 #6

Yep, sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #26

You missed the point. Tortmaster Jun 2016 #46

I answered the question asked..... socialist_n_TN Jun 2016 #71

I think you're right. raccoon Jun 2016 #87

If you're in Texas Yupster Jun 2016 #7

that's how i feel. barbtries Jun 2016 #9

"(L)ook for a new job in a new state, one with sensible gun laws." Like, say, California? friendly_iconoclast Jun 2016 #82

There are very few places in America... TipTok Jun 2016 #11

This, mostly metalbot Jun 2016 #12

I say that to cops that incessantly complain about how dangerous their jobs are. tenderfoot Jun 2016 #14

Naw, just move out of Texas. NV Whino Jun 2016 #8

Go for it... TipTok Jun 2016 #10

I'd say yes. Try to wrap your head around the idea that a gun is another tool you learn to use. ancianita Jun 2016 #13

Anyone can already have a gun and always could, what has changed it that law abiding normal people braddy Jun 2016 #15

When that happens here, folks call 911, and I get telephone and email alerts from campus security. stone space Jun 2016 #30

So 911 protects an individual from being raped or murdered or robbed, and protects their family at braddy Jun 2016 #42

Get a dog ... Tortmaster Jun 2016 #49

LOL, sure, that will end rape, murder and robbery, and home invasions, don't drug dealers and the braddy Jun 2016 #55

What does that have to do with what happens when a gun is spotted on a university campus? stone space Jun 2016 #56

Yeah, you repeat that over and over on every thread. braddy Jun 2016 #58

You asked what has changed. I told you what is about to change at her university. stone space Jun 2016 #59

I never asked what had changed, I pointed out what was changing, and I am on topic. braddy Jun 2016 #61

You made this claim. My experience at my own university tells me this is false. stone space Jun 2016 #62

My claim is accurate, why are you making so many trivial time wasting posts, and why braddy Jun 2016 #65

Your claim was a lie. It is currently illegal, even on her Texas campus. (nt) stone space Jun 2016 #66

LOL, it isn't a lie, it is a fact, read what I posted. braddy Jun 2016 #68

So was a murder suicide at UCLA.N/T beevul Jun 2016 #80

Start with a nice plinker and enjoy family range time. ileus Jun 2016 #16

Anyone can feel threatened by anyone IronLionZion Jun 2016 #17

I don't want to be forced to give up my right not to carry a gun to protect myself from people bjo59 Jun 2016 #18

you can NEVER put the bullet back in a gun if you kill someone. Exilednight Jun 2016 #20

I agree. sulphurdunn Jun 2016 #32

Almost a quarter of a million ... Tortmaster Jun 2016 #52

A kevlar vest might be a better choice... malthaussen Jun 2016 #21

It depends. Do you live with children or other loved ones who you would want to protect from an Vote2016 Jun 2016 #22

Accidents, possible but unlikely reign88 Jun 2016 #23

Statistics are not your friend. ieoeja Jun 2016 #28

Everyone's emotional side is capable of overriding their rational side Major Nikon Jun 2016 #88

Do I dare to eat a peach? JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #25

Lacking rational though, I'd trivialize her concerns as wel LanternWaste Jun 2016 #29

Anything to add relevant to the discussion? TipTok Jun 2016 #47

Was that response meant to sound dickish, or am I just misreading it? Gene Debs Jun 2016 #38

A bit. I mean, buy a gun or don't buy a gun ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #84

Try reading the article BEFORE making wise-ass comments ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #54

It's still her decision to buy or not. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2016 #85

Oh ... you went back and read it; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #86

SecularMotion, First Texas came for our saidsimplesimon Jun 2016 #27

Guns at College - Craziness people Jun 2016 #31

Put a sign up on your door------------------------NO GUNS ALLOWED turbinetree Jun 2016 #33

It isn't their classroom.. TipTok Jun 2016 #48

They can't hack89 Jun 2016 #69

Getting a gun would not necessarily be the safest thing for you. Scalded Nun Jun 2016 #35

I'll have to tell all my black Army friends... TipTok Jun 2016 #50

Odd, virtually all gun control laws are modeled on Jim [large, raucous black bird] laws. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #78

Being a white guy I'm not sure if my interpretation is totally valid, but I know this� Gene Debs Jun 2016 #36

Friends send me job ads in other states. sarisataka Jun 2016 #37

Did she have a way of knowing before? Matrosov Jun 2016 #39

You didn't read the article ... whether someone else was carrying a firearm is ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #43

Her point isn't entirely clear Matrosov Jun 2016 #64

If the concept is 'popularized' by the Legislature, however, more guns on campus will be the result. randome Jun 2016 #70

Never mind ... her point was entirely clear for those that read the entire article. 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #73

I'm not sure what they do there now, but here, I get alerts via telephone and email... stone space Jun 2016 #60

I really like her approach to the topic ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #41

An important point sarisataka Jun 2016 #72

That is a great point and good advice. ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #75

Unless you are fully trained and comfortable I would not. LiberalFighter Jun 2016 #51

You won't be allowed to vote unless you do. lagomorph777 Jun 2016 #53

According to "well educated" students like this, everyone should carry a gun or two. Hoyt Jun 2016 #57

She didn't know who was carrying before August 1st either. Throd Jun 2016 #63

You don't know that. She may get phone calls and emails from campus security like we do here. stone space Jun 2016 #77

"Concealed" as in "can't be seen". Throd Jun 2016 #81

Sometimes they are seen, and folks dial 911. stone space Jun 2016 #83

Maybe in your very limited area.. TipTok Jun 2016 #89

If a gun is the answer, you are asking the wrong question. hunter Jun 2016 #76