The anti-gun rights people are looking more and more foolish. The article tells the story of Amanda Collins, a CCW permit holder in Nevada, who had to leave her gun at home because she was going on campus (gun free zone). Well her attacker didnt care about the law, and used his own gun to forcibly rape Amanda. She is now campaigning lawmakers to get rid of the misguided "gun free school zone" law.

 

Ironically, the campus gave her special permission to carry her weapon on campus AFTER she was raped. Defies logic. The opponents are using the "civilians are not trained professionals" and "allowing guns on campus will increase violence and gun accidents" arguments. Both of course are unsubstantiated, as the article states 70 campuses around the country allow carry for some time and have not had any issues. They go on to have the audacity to state that even if someone did have a gun, they would problably be more apt to get hurt going for it to protect themselves. In essence, the opponents are saying you have a better chance of surviving an attack if you do not defend yourself. I'll take my chances thank-you.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/08/opponents-gun-free-zones-universities-unlikely-hero-nevada-woman/?test=latestnews

The real antis, the true believers, really believe that a woman who's been kidnapped, repeatedly gang raped, tortured, and strangled with her own panties and left in a ditch to rot is morally superior to a woman empowered enough to carry a gun for her personal protection.

 

They will never be convinced otherwise.

 

They are zealots and fanatics, facts and statistics mean nothing to them.

 

They are right because they say so.

What I find interesting in the whole scope of the differing arguments is to see where the people who are involved (both sides that is) are located. The pro-2A are from across the nation and of diverse backgrounds (regarding jobs, SES, etc). Seemingly the Antis are from specific areas, and yet try to represent for all Americans when disclosing their arguments. This already shows their fallacies and lack of awareness in approaching this issue from a more holistic perspective. A person from NJ or Chicago or NYC has no merit in trying to say what is best for anybody else (let alone people from NJ, Chicago, or NYC).

The more I think about it, the more I realize how ridiculously stupid these people are (more so then I already thought). They claim to be progressive, and, yet, are 100% hypocrites when applying their values to their beliefs. In my book, this makes them cowards-- in more then one sense.

I carried a gun everyday I went to Colorado State University and I know all student should have the right to do so as well.

While going to a particular school in Newark, one of my classmates was surrounded by a group of "individuals" from the adjacent high school. He was former Navy, I'm sure that many of us that day that witnessed the confrontation wish we could have been carrying...

I've always been a proponent of carrying on College Campuses. I've also wanted teachers to be able to carry in High schools. The reasons are clear, if one person stood up and stopped the aggressors at Columbine, or Virginia Tech, the loss of life would not have been so extreme.

 

I recently got into an argument on Facebook with someone who thought that guns should only be carried by police officers and that carrying concealed should be a crime. They ignore the facts that there are more cases than not that a concealed weapon stopped a threat or aggressor before bodily harm happened. Several links to sites that showed crime rates in states with loose restrictions on guns were lower than those that had no guns at all. The facts are plain, its those that twist them for their own gain that are evil.

The sccc (students for concealed carry on campus) are working on this Nd have made progress but ill re-iterate the fact that anti gun laws aren't for battering public (obviously) but rather to propagate fear and control over populace

I never understood the point of allowing someone to carry AFTER they have a traumatic experience happen such as this. It really defies logic. Self defense IS my reason.