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In reply to the discussion: When May I Shoot a Student?---A must-read masterpiece of weaponized snark. [View all]nikto
(3,284 posts)142. My preferred gun...
With a Howitzer, it's always Open Carry.
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kpete
Feb 2014
OP
Feigned ignorance aside, the answer to the professors's question is very simple.
aikoaiko
Feb 2014
#3
Ridiculous. When the laws change, questioning the implications is never flawed.
Thor_MN
Feb 2014
#90
Your logic has a very basic fault to the point of being out of context.
proudretiredvet
Feb 2014
#111
I understand that you have an opinion and I respect that you have that right.
proudretiredvet
Feb 2014
#119
So lets regulate people that carry guns, ensuring they pass rigorous background checks
hack89
Feb 2014
#26
If you cannot differentiate between humor and serious thought, well, you said it
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#85
The people who can't differentiate between an illegal shooter and a legal one, are
WHEN CRABS ROAR
Feb 2014
#128
If he can't tell the difference between an active threat or not then, yeah, this dolt
Nuclear Unicorn
Feb 2014
#6
Bucking the HOA edict. The moment a good guy with a gun becomes a bad guy with a gun.
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2014
#152
Why worry about active or not threats. This guns-on-campus idea could change the face
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#63
but I always assumed that when they reached into their backpacks they were going for a pencil
OneCrazyDiamond
Feb 2014
#8
You honestly don't think that if CCW is allowed on campus, more students would carry guns?
DanTex
Feb 2014
#41
But that is obvious, what you have failed to do is show what effect more guns will have.
Bazinga
Feb 2014
#52
There are also obvious differences between football stadiums and airports and universities.
Bazinga
Feb 2014
#76
Yes, more. The universities in NYC have their own campus police, on top of NYPD.
DanTex
Feb 2014
#97
"And the administrators and police should have the right to manage that protection as they see fit."
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#100
I was referring to your deference to authority in re law enforcement on campus
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#107
Rather more to do with the subject than global warming, which you've brought up twice
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#114
Note to self: Controllers erroneously think all opponents are NRA members
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#120
The NYPD may provide for your safety, but they certainly are not responsible for it.
Bazinga
Feb 2014
#127
Good talking to you. I agree, thanks for keeping it thoughtful and civil. Cheers.
DanTex
Feb 2014
#133
Not only allowed on campus, but court houses, post offices, jails, bars, churches, airports, etc
progressoid
Feb 2014
#75
Campus police units provide law enforcement, not security. There is a difference. nt
Bazinga
Feb 2014
#96
"The Department is staffed with trained professional security and police officers."
progressoid
Feb 2014
#110
None of whom have any legal duty to protect someone not in custody:
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#116
Really? The anti-science denialism squad again? Can't you guys just use the search function?
DanTex
Feb 2014
#83
Despite your ad hominem attack, you're still wrong-and I can prove it
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#92
-3; your screed neglected to mention Sharia law, gays, and/or immigration
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#98
"It's not that the UCR numbers are wrong" So when is that uptick in violent crime going to happen?
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#102
Exactly- there *is* no uptick in violent crime, even with more guns
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2014
#109
What's to be ambivalent about? This idea should be embraced fully. It could solve a lot of
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#64
You know how a lot of colleges and universities have student bookstores on campus?
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#58
One of us misread the tone of the post. I think it was you but it might have been me.
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2014
#153
Related to the topic / further reading - here is a thread from last month discussing
petronius
Feb 2014
#78
Well, if it's a white professor in Florida and a Black/Brown student -- we know what will happen.
Hoyt
Feb 2014
#103
Every state that I know of makes you take classes that teach this exact information
proudretiredvet
Feb 2014
#118
Lets look at an environment where everyone carrys a weapon and see what happens
kmlisle
Mar 2014
#157