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In reply to the discussion: Guns don't belong on college campuses [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)38. specifically?
DC and Chicago come to mind. Poorly constructed laws that serve no useful purpose for another. For example, California's "assault weapons" ban once included pistols like the Walther GSP as an "assault weapon." However:
The Walther GSP is a popular choice for the various 25 m pistol shooting events governed by the ISSF (some contested at the Olympic games). The .22 LR variant was used for the 25 m Pistol (formerly "Sport Pistol" , 25 m Standard Pistol while the .32 caliber variant was used in the 25 m Center-Fire Pistol event.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walther_GSP
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No, but we already have gun laws...more legislation won't accomplish anything.
MercutioATC
Sep 2012
#29
Then we should see a trend towards assaults on professors by students regardless of weapon.
hack89
Sep 2012
#32
May your life be flooded in the beneficence of his sauce, and his blessings of Parmesan...
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#14
My my.......suddenly I feel the urge for a late night spaghetti dinner! :-) NT
Simo 1939_1940
Sep 2012
#21
Note also that the one shooting mentioned in the story didn't happen on campus...
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#13
"Because of the gun violence on our campuses" those would be officially designated
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#19
not for nothing but, we put guns in 18y/o hands and send them off to war
Tuesday Afternoon
Sep 2012
#20
Can you provide evidence that permit holders have posed a problem on campuses?
Simo 1939_1940
Sep 2012
#22