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Guns on Campus: Do you believe college students and faculty should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus?
Comment: Absolutely not!!! If this is allowed more people could be shot in a situation where a criminal is on campus and starts shooting. I understand the need and want to protect oneself. Lets say that there are 4 students and the instructor are in class and someone comes in shooting, well those who have guns are going to pull their gun and start shooting. That could result in even more innocent people getting hurt or killed. This isnt the wild west and more guns does not equal better protection. And on top of that if the police come in to take control of the situation and they see students and instructor shooting they could very easily shoot the student and instuctor without realizing that they are not the bad guys until it is too late. We already have too many guns on the street and people who do not know how to use them responsibly, even though they have had training and they think they know how to handle the guns. from Gulf Breeze, FL by Rachel
Comment: I don't know that students with guns is the answer since that has actually been the problem, but a well-trained faculty member with a firearm at hand could have stopped the carnage on the VT campus--or any other that has experienced such violence in recent years. I think a program for faculty members on state college campuses similar to that for post 9-11 airline pilots might actually work. from Crestview, FL by Rebecca
Comment: I believe faculty who are qualifed to use a gun, ROTC students and possibably some student leaders who are qualified to use a gen. from Gulf Breeze, Fl by William
Comment: As long as they have no past felony record. by Brent
Comment: I am a big supporter of an adults' right to own a gun and to be able to protect his person or property. But the idea of college students carrying guns on campus is absolutely insane. Young people have enough problems to deal with without having to worry if their classmate is armed. from Pensacola/FL by Mike
Comment: Bwahahahahahaha! what is it with these folks? these paranoid folks don't need to be attending school if they are so fearful of the outside world. maybe they could move to a country that has strict gun control just so they can feel safe or they can do the most human thing and start treating other people with more respect and dignity. is that what the main cause of the massacre at virginia tech? elitism, cliques, racism, etc... no i do not believe that answering bullets with bullets is the answer matter of fact i believe that it would have cause more confusion and harm if students were allowed on that eventful day a year ago. here is a question for the NRA nuts...if more weapons in the hands of the general population is suppose to deter crimes and crimials...then why is this nations crime rate still higher than the rest of the industrial/post industrial nations? why does it have a higher rate than somalia? or other third world nations where arms are freely traded just like here? from p'cola by h
Comment: i do not think that students should have the right to carry guns on campus, but i do agree that the faculty should, i wouldnt feel safe knowing that any person next to me had in gun in his pocket, yet i would feel very safe knowing that if something was to happen around me i could count on the faculty and staff if an emergency was encountered from pensacola, fl by jane
Comment: If the individuals who want to carry a gun meet all of the legal requirements for concealed carry, I think they should be allowed to carry on campus. It has been very evident that the campus police cannot be everywhere at once and when the shooting starts it takes them a good amount of time to locate the shooter and stop him from continuing his actions. It takes minutes for first responders to arrive on a scene unless it happens right in front of them. from Pensacola, FL by Mike
Comment: They should be required to carry some means of protection, just like everyone else. from Navarre/FL by Gene
Comment: "Gun Free Zone" means antyone who wants to kill a bunch of people has a free kill zone where no one is armed to stop him. Thjat kid in Mionnesota shot the armed guard from inside the school's metal detector.
We're talking people with CCW permits here, right? They've been through more than one background check and have to be old enough to satisfy the state CCW permit age limit, so we're not talking teens. from navarre, fl by mort
Comment: I won,t say yes or no, but there are other things that can be u used to defend one's self or others.
It might be more feasible to teach staff members certain self defence measures.
In the Virginia shooting there was only one person who killed numerous people, why didn't someone fight back.They could have hit him with a chair, or a fire extinguisher.Or some other portable object. from Pace , Fl. by Robert
Comment: I think if schools can teach sex education then they can teach how to carry a gun responsibly. I believe that everyone should carry a gun and be tested every year like your drivers licenses. from Crestview, Fl
Comment: I was in my late 40s when I took advantage of my GI Bill benefit and attended UWF. I saw several students on campus also well over early 20s, likely also who had weapons training & experience. They & faculty likely outnumbered "children" who were students at UWF, PJC or any other college campus. If campuses want to set an age & training requirement for campus carry, fine. There have been NO problems caused by those who carry on campuses that allow such carry. from Pace, FL by JoAnn
Comment: As a concealed permit holder I think everyone legally eligible should carry. It's all over when the police arrive. from Pace, FL by Tom
Comment: What the heck for? To my recollection, the purpose of a school/college is to educate someone. Ergo - unless we are wanting to teach 19th century life and survival in the "Wild West", the convenience of guns on campus WILL BE too great a temptation for even the "rational" clients of campuses across this country.
from Mary Esther, FL. by Tom
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