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In reply to the discussion: When May I Shoot a Student?---A must-read masterpiece of weaponized snark. [View all]Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)While his question would be taken by most to be rhetorical, you seem to have wanted to provide an answer. The only problem was is that your answer was essentially, "It is what is is", a statement null of content.
Taken at face value, rather than as an illustrative point, his question does seem to have merit. If guns are legally allowed to be carried on campus, there is a reasonable expectation that more guns would be on campus. Considering all the "Stand Your Ground" nonsense, it would be wise to clarify if Colorado's "Make my Day" law considers an office as a dwelling and at what point an educator would have the reasonable expectation that the student intends to commit a crime or might use any physical force against someone within the dwelling. You are probably correct in stating that the the bill permitting firearms on campus does not change the conditions under which a shooting is justified. However, the bill would increase the chances under which an educator would need to know that.