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The Student's Empirical Case for the Second Amendment
The College Conservative Blog ^ | Monday, December 19th, 2011 | Parker Mantell

Posted on 12/19/2011 10:14:12 AM PST by TheCollegeConservative

As a heated issue among the American public, gun control has undoubtedly become one of the most salient topics in relation to law and public policy. Additionally, as a response to the wave of campus crime and gun violence through the recent decades, many universities have adapted the policy of a gun-free zone for their campuses. Setting aside the Constitutional intent on the issue, empirical results on college campuses have consistently illustrated the harm that gun-free zones pose.

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KEYWORDS: banglist; billofrights; selfdefense; shootings; virginiatech
Share this college student's perspective on the 2nd Amendment as it relates to college campuses and why gun-free zones are destroying the safety of college campuses! Criminals don't shoot if they know they'll be shot!
1 posted on 12/19/2011 10:14:16 AM PST by TheCollegeConservative
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To: TheCollegeConservative

Second Amendment protections were put in place so that citizens could shoot operatives of an oppressive government, not deer.


2 posted on 12/19/2011 10:33:00 AM PST by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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To: TheCollegeConservative
Signs and policies will not stop a deranged serial killer.

They will not protect an individual from someone who is bent on revenge.

3 posted on 12/19/2011 10:37:38 AM PST by TYVets (Pure-Gas.org ..... ethanol free gasoline by state and city)
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