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In reply to the discussion: Guns and colleges make formula for tragedy [View all]ellisonz
(27,776 posts)80. I'm talking about situational shooting...not just accuracy.
Training on when and when not to pull the trigger is huge.
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The Chief got it right: "It sounds good, like the Lone Ranger, but that’s not real life."
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#5
Again, I'm not advocating a police state. And, if you carry a gun to thwart that, you can leave
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#53
Well, except in cases like the Appalachian Law School and Pearl Mississippi where it did of course.
DonP
Jan 2012
#32
You still don't get it -- all these gun culture guys buying/carrying guns pollutes society with them
Hoyt
Jan 2012
#38
So there isn't a single example of anything bad actually ever happening with a CCW on campus?
DonP
Jan 2012
#41
Yes, we know, we know: They're polluting our precious bodily fluids.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#59
Editorial cartoons are representative of the mainstream thought of society on this issue. n/t
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#81
"12% of the adult population the last time I checked has a license to carry"?
Starboard Tack
Jan 2012
#11
I'm sure everyone you know that was old enough voted for McGovern...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#44
So you want gun owners,universally, to be required to have police-level training and skills...
krispos42
Jan 2012
#133
There are regulations for hunters. But hunters do not have to go to training.
krispos42
Jan 2012
#135
We're supposed to "stop fighting this culture war amongst ourselves" because his side is losing.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#168
My high school had a rifle team, we carried our guns right into the building. There was no problem.
Wistful Vista
Jan 2012
#9
When I got to college, I was required to be in ROTC, they wouldn't let us
Wistful Vista
Jan 2012
#12
I thought there might be at least one or two examples. CCW holders aren't saints...
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#54
I don't think you understand what the word "empirical" means in the context of sociology.
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#96
Well then, how about some *historical* evidence that the practice of on-campus CCW is bad?
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#125
I'm not opposed to it if there are very high standards and additional training...
ellisonz
Jan 2012
#126
I think the results you came up with explain why: It's simply not a problem.
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2012
#137
You say that as though someone has asserted that the two are mutually exclusive..
X_Digger
Jan 2012
#90
Not a problem - at least it hasn't been on a number of campuses that ALREADY allow it.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jan 2012
#33
If some drunken college sports asshole tries to beat me to death, I want my gun for self defense.
AtheistCrusader
Jan 2012
#46