Posted on 04/16/2007 3:28:50 PM PDT by jdm
Edited on 04/16/2007 6:49:44 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
I just found out about the massacre at Virginia Tech.
The thing that makes me most angry is that the dead students were penned up like sheep for the slaughter, in a ridiculous "gun-free zone." A better phrase would be "self-defense-free zone," or maybe "danger-free zone for armed criminals."
(Excerpt) Read more at hogonice.com ...
good one- thanks
Good post!
Interesting read........
Has anyone heard the identity of the gunman on the news? Any identity or motive? I swear the news has been totally silent on that.
Oh, this isn’t the worst. Virginia Tech not only disarmed the student in question, they also fought against a bill introduced in the legislature as a result of that incident that would have allowed students and faculty members with a CHP to carry on campus.
The bill died in committee.
I had the same reaction as the author. Advertising that your school is a “gun free zone” is tantamount to announcing it’s a free-fire zone for homicidal maniacs. Whether by nations or by individuals, unilateral disarmament has the direct result of empowering evil. It is as predictable as the sunrise.
I have mixed feelings on this one. I’m not sure that I would want 4000 teenage students running around armed. I think that in todays world, things could go real bad, real fast. I do believe there are other security measures that could be put in place that could, reasonably, assure the safety of the students. But allowing all the students to be armed may not be the answer.
A bill that would have given college students and employees the right to carry handguns on campus died with nary a shot being fired in the General Assembly.
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."
why is that whenever a gun bill is to be voted on in some state we see some kind of gun violence
That picture defines politics across the board today. Thanks for posting it.
I can’t wait to see Rosie O’Donnell on “The View” tomorrow weighing in on this. She is a known anti-gun hypocritical spokesman. Hypocritical because her own private security people are armed.
How about giving us an idea, just one will suffice, about what could be done?
2006 - "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions, because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus." - Larry Hincker celebrating the defeat of the bill allowing guns on campus
2007 - Where are you now Larry?
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/wb/xp-50658
Is it true that they are not allowed to carry weapons on campus?
By all means, enlighten us.
Regardless of what your ideas are, the fact that they haven't already been put into practice should tell you something.
Dolt.
I wonder if it would be considered in good taste to send Mr. Hincker a note of congratulations on the success of his ‘no gun’ policy.
If the students were free to arm themselves at will it wouldn't be "today's world" would it? Attitudes always adjust themselves to prevailing circumstances.
Gave u a mention here.
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