Guns aren't dangerous, it's a tool. That's my point, people are dangerous. And when you limit the use of that tool to only one side of the "fight" the other side is helpless.
If you honestly believe you can divide the general populace into "good" and "bad" guys, then I think you have another thing coming.
There are serious repercussions to be considered when trying to introduce, let alone even think about allowing students to carry firearms in an academic environment. I don't feel the need to really mention the details, but one thing I'm certain of is that parents wouldn't want to trust their children to schools where people walk around freely wielding a weapon.
Things can go wrong. What if one misfires? The safety can click out of place just as easily as it can into place. With the hustle-and-bustle of students shuffling past one another, there's bound to be accidents. You can't deny the possibility of it happening.
If you want to own and carry a firearm at your leisure, then that's fine. School is an environment for developing minds, not an environment where one should have to be paranoid all the time.
1) We're talking good & bad people as bad-are going to murder people and good-aren't going to commit murder. That's black and white
2) These "children" can already carry the same weapon to grocery stores, the mall, gas stations, public sidewalks, etc. SCCC is just pushing for campus carry now, too.
3) What if a gun misfires? Then nothing happens. What happens if the safety is disengaged? Then you reengage it ... there is no reason to have a round already chambered and be walking around with the weapon cocked. The only chance of an accident like that is an EXTREMELY irresponsible person, which CHL people are not when compared to the average citizen. CHL people are much more responsible, as Sidoh agreed (before I deleted his post in another thread
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4) What about those of us who are paranoid about being helpless because the government prevents us from protecting ourselves?
5) People with saws and hammers and guns that injure themselves/others have to be held responsible for that. And since CHLers are less likely than the average citizen, I can see it happening much less.
Can I get this split, please?