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College campuses are an extremely concentrated, victim rich environments. A proliferation of less experienced people, cash, credit cards, electronics and young females gathered together in an area ideally suited for the criminal mind. And then they are without the single most effective means to protect and defend themselves.
No wonder that violent crime occurs there. How could it not?
Yet, the college administrators would have us believe that we are safe because they tell us so. Adults, that have been authorized to carry weapons in virtually the entire state and do so safely, are disarmed when setting foot on the hallowed ground of these institutions - they can do longer be trusted to be responsible. What hypocricy!
Tell us how education and weapons, safety and weapons, alcohol and weapons, drugs and weapons cannot be allowed together. Lump all feared things in one basket and throw them out. After all you have been so good at controling substance abuse by banning such activitites. Wave the flag of false prophets. Scare us about what will happen if responsible adults are allowed to be responsible adults. Frighten the parents of this county's future leaders with tales of arguments settled with a handgun. Lie to us and tell us that your campus is safe and that you are doing everything that you can to keep it that way and weep with us when an isolated incident occurs.
Everything that that you truly wish to prevent is already illegal: murder, rape, armed robbery, car jacking et al but laws do not halt crime do they. There will always be a criminal element looking to prey on us. You cannot change that; you cannot legislate that out of existance. You cannot protect us. The police cannot protect us. Only we are responsible for our own safety. You take away our safety tools and tell us that now we are all safer?
I'm sorry. I am thinking for myself and you prefer to do that for me.
Yata hey
