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Gene Debs

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36. Being a white guy I'm not sure if my interpretation is totally valid, but I know this—

Thu Jun 2, 2016, 11:03 AM

Jun 2016

if I were black ANYWHERE in the United States today, I don't know if I'd feel safer having a gun on me. And that's thinking of the police, not criminals or shooters. The police in this country have shown time and time again that they're quite happy to kill black people for being armed with things like packs of Skittles, their own wallets, or a handful of empty air. Just think what might happen if you should ever cross paths with a cop and they realize you have a gun on you. Will it matter that you're a college professor? How many times have you heard about black judges and CEOs being pulled over by the cops because they were driving a nice car? Because if a black person's driving a nice car, clearly he stole it, right? The fact that police can casually execute unarmed black people in the street, and suffer no consequences for it whatsoever, makes me afraid for what might happen to an ARMED black person who encounters police, and makes me think no on the gun. Add "Texas" to that and my response becomes oh HELL no.

Just a thought.

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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