Gun free zones
Maybe they should rename them "Target Rich Environments".
Seriously, this madness has to end. Law abiding citizens with a valid concealed carry license should be allowed to carry in any public university without risk of expulsion. A university doesn't exist in some seperate dimension where everyone is nice and no crime is committed. Universities have murders, rapes, and robberies, just like the "real" world. Trying to pretend that they dont results in massacres like VT.
Perhaps these public universities should be denied government funding until their gun restrictions match that of the rest of society.
Seriously, this madness has to end. Law abiding citizens with a valid concealed carry license should be allowed to carry in any public university without risk of expulsion. A university doesn't exist in some seperate dimension where everyone is nice and no crime is committed. Universities have murders, rapes, and robberies, just like the "real" world. Trying to pretend that they dont results in massacres like VT.
Perhaps these public universities should be denied government funding until their gun restrictions match that of the rest of society.
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From Paul Valone Pres. GRNC
GRNC Calls For Student Self-Protection Law
On behalf of its thousands of members and supporters, Grass Roots
North Carolina expresses its profound sorrow and condolences to the
victims and families of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech.
Virginia Endangers Students
Ironically, in 2006 the Virginia General Assembly defeated
legislation which could have prevented Cho Seung-Hui from murdering
32 students. HB 1572 would have enabled lawful Virginians with
concealed handgun permits to protect themselves and others on college
campuses within the state.
Said Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker in 2006: "I'm sure the
university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's
actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and
visitors feel safe on our campus." (1)
Whether or not Virginia Tech administrators responded adequately in
failing to lock down the campus following the first round of
killings, school shootings over recent decades have demonstrated one
indisputable reality: Police have neither the ability nor the
responsibility to protect individuals from violent offenders.
Concealed Handgun Laws Deter Multiple Victim Homicides
Not coincidentally, the majority of multiple victim public killings
occur in campuses and other locations where lawful citizens are
prevented from keeping firearms for self-protection. Researcher John
R. Lott, doing a sophisticated multiple regression analysis of such
homicides, concluded: "The results...support the hypothesis that
concealed handgun or shall issue laws reduce the number of multiple
victim public shootings. Attackers are deterred and the number of
people injured or killed per attack is also reduced..." (2)
North Carolina Must Act Now
GRNC calls upon members of the North Carolina General Assembly to act
promptly to pass legislation similar to HB 1572, enabling faculty
members, students and other concealed handgun permit-holders, who
have proven themselves sane, sober and law-abiding, to protect
themselves and others on college campuses throughout the state.
1. "Gun bill gets shot down by panel: HB 1572, which would have
allowed handguns on college campuses, died in subcommittee," Greg
Esposito, The Roanoke Times, January 31, 2006, available at:
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/wb/xp-50658
"Multiple Victim Public Shootings, Bombings, and Right-to-Carry
Concealed Handgun Laws: Contrasting Private and Public Law
Enforcement," February 27, 1999. John R. Lott, Jr. and William M.
Landes, The Law School The University Of Chicago.0
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