Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Penn should allow concealed carry on campus
The Daily Pennsylvania (U of Penn Student Newspaper) ^ | 03/01/2020 | Harrison Selznick

Posted on 03/02/2020 3:46:56 PM PST by Kid Shelleen

One of the most highly-debated topics in the United States today is the appropriate role of firearms in society. Presently, the University of Pennsylvania bans the use and possession of firearms on campus, thereby making Concealed Carry Weapon Permits moot. However, this hinders the rights of students who wish to protect themselves through self-defense. In 2013, Pennsylvania government lawyers concluded that it was likely unconstitutional to restrict the right of campus carry ---SNIP--- A study by the CDC found that the defensive use of guns can range from 500,000 to more than 3 million cases per year. In other words, guns help countless ordinary Americans stay safe on a daily basis.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedp.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: banglist; education; pennsylvania
This is the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper. I give them credit for allowing this kid a voice in a ultra blue campus in a deep blue city.
1 posted on 03/02/2020 3:46:57 PM PST by Kid Shelleen
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Kid Shelleen

Yes, Yes, Yes guns are needed in that neighborhood. You never know when you want to shoot a Water Buffalo?


2 posted on 03/02/2020 3:52:56 PM PST by keving (We the government)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kid Shelleen

Center City (where the UPenn campus is) seemed fairly safe when I visited Philly about ten years ago. But, if you went a dozen blocks in several directions, it got dodgy in a hurry. I can’t imagine its any better today.


3 posted on 03/02/2020 4:19:37 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kid Shelleen

The ideas have to be allowed before they can be accepted.

This is a good move in the correct direction.


4 posted on 03/02/2020 4:26:40 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: bus man; C210N; Intolerant in NJ; pepsi_junkie; Physicist; Scarpetta; The_Reader_David; 2banana; ...

Philly / UPenn Ping!


5 posted on 03/02/2020 4:28:36 PM PST by Albion Wilde (Party that freed sIaves, passed Civil Rights is called racist by the party that started the KKK.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kid Shelleen

I suspect he is trolling the campus. He’s not old enough in PA or his home state of NV to carry a handgun.


6 posted on 03/02/2020 5:10:33 PM PST by IndispensableDestiny
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Kid Shelleen

Funny how our constitutional rights always seem to end at the government’s door.


7 posted on 03/02/2020 6:18:28 PM PST by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson