Keep guns, licensed or not, off campus (It's a little old, but guess where it's from.)

The Roanoke Times ^ | September 24, 2006 | Nancy A. Gibbs

[neverdem]

Gibbs lives in Blacksburg.

In Great Britain, most law officers are not permitted to carry handguns for the very reason that a scuffle with a prisoner may result in the officer losing control and perhaps being killed. This is allegedly what happened when William Morva stole a deputy's gun and shot and killed Derrick McFarland, an unarmed security officer at Montgomery Regional Hospital who tried to come to the deputy's aid.

Morva escaped from the hospital, and is accused of later killing Cpl. Eric Sutphin with the deputy's handgun. A day later, a similar shooting took place in Georgia where a police officer lost control of his gun and was shot and killed by a shackled prisoner.

It is clear that if, as in Great Britain, the officers had not been carrying handguns when handling their shackled prisoners, these unfortunate and tragic events may not have happened, and the officers might very likely be alive and well with their families today.

After the shootings, the Virginia Tech campus was shut down like an armed camp, with a large number of police officers guarding campus armed with handguns, shotguns and rifles on the lookout for Morva.

When directed to leave his class in Squires Student Center, Bradford B. Wiles, a graduate student at Virginia Tech, realized upon exiting the building without his handgun that he had no means of self-protection. He writes that, despite the large number of armed police officers, he felt helpless and vulnerable without his handgun ("Unarmed and vulnerable," Aug. 31 Commentary page). He goes on to say that "he never wanted to have his safety fully in the hands of anyone else, including the police."

Virginia Tech prohibits students from carrying handguns on campus under pain of expulsion. Wiles wants the policy changed so that he and...

[neverdem]

Say a prayer for the victim's families and survivors.

[Copernicus]

May you stand before God and man as my two precious grandchildren's killer if you pass any more gun legislation that will make me a felon should I own a handgun or any other gun for that matter.

Sincerely,

Mary Carpenter

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7CCB40F421ED4819

http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/2nd_Amend/deaths_in_merced.htm

http://www.grnc.org/mary_carpenter_letter.htm

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

“In Great Britain,”

I stopped right there.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the links.

[george76]

[SE Mom]

When directed to leave his class in Squires Student Center, Bradford B. Wiles, a graduate student at Virginia Tech, realized upon exiting the building without his handgun that he had no means of self-protection. He writes that, despite the large number of armed police officers, he felt helpless and vulnerable without his handgun (”Unarmed and vulnerable,” Aug. 31 Commentary page). He goes on to say that “he never wanted to have his safety fully in the hands of anyone else, including the police.”

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[RedMonqey]

If it is the campus’s policy to keep all its students disarmed then it is the universities RESPONSIBILITY to provide for the students safety/.

It is obvious that they do not have the will nor the power to these people safe.

So goes for schools grounds so goes for society in general.`

Power to the people!!!!

[EGPWS]

It is clear that if, as in Great Britain, the officers had not been carrying handguns when handling their shackled prisoners, these unfortunate and tragic events may not have happened, and the officers might very likely be alive and well with their families today.

See, liberalism works! /s

[EGPWS]

Thanks be to God he made me right handed dominant!

Your left picture is NOT appealing at all. ; )

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

Now if she can only maintain the the shot placement, good for her!!!

[dr_who_2]

In Great Britain, most law officers are not permitted to carry handguns for the very reason that a scuffle with a prisoner may result in the officer losing control and perhaps being killed.

If an officer can't keep his own firearm from being stolen, what hope does he have of overpowering anyone he's trying to arrest, whether the prisoner is armed with a gun or a wet noodle? It seems like the British answer to incompetence even more incompetence. They're rapidly turning into Frenchmen and Italians.

[RKBA Democrat]

Thanks for the good find!

[Bogey78O]

Roanoke Times also listed the addresses of every person in the area that was issued a CCW.

It’s a huge anti-2nd amendment paper.

[Bringbackthedraft]

“Roanoke Times also listed the addresses of every person in the area that was issued a CCW.” ....... Sounds like a great “Neighborhood Watch” to me. Time for me to find a good M 1911 clone and make my neighborhood safe too.

[neverdem]

BANG!