UF sued by Florida gun-rights group over campus firearm rules

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9. Well, the something that must be done, is not bringing guns to class

That's what this thread is about, a bunch of gun owners who want to have the "right" to bring guns into the classrooms and dorms.

My daughter went to RIT and Columbia.

Here's RIT crime report. https://finweb.rit.edu/publicsafety/apps2/crimealerts/index.cfm?cmd=ViewArchive

Here's Columbia's http://www.columbia.edu/cu/publicsafety/SecurityReport.pdf

I see nothing on either that would warrant anyone carrying a firearm.

So, if a 115lb girl can walk around campus and Harlem, day or night, without the need or desire to carry a gun, why would a 250lb guy?

My stepdaughter went to college in Colorado College, in Colorado Springs and Tulane

Here's Co College http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dotAsset/8ec871f4-9d71-43b0-9aba-53f5b168adba.pdf
And here is Tulane http://tulane.edu/police/uptown/reports/crimechart.cfm

The only crimes I see where a victim might consider using a firearm to prevent would be homicide and forcible rape.
I see no homicides in these stats. There are a few cases of forcible rape, which is a horrendous crime. However, most women do not consider carrying a firearm to be the solution. On the contrary, the introduction of a firearm is much more likely to result in an even worse outcome. Rapists are usually known to the victim, hence her defenses, including access to a gun, are down by the time she realizes that things have gone too far. Rape is about power and control, which is achieved by trickery and manipulation. The bogeyman/stranger rapes are much rarer.
So, unless you think preventing bicycle theft is worth killing for, please feel free to provide me with some stats that support carrying on campus. Some instances which have actually saved someone's life.