Prosecuting people who are caught with guns and pasively give them up when confronted makes no one safer, only a fool would think so.
Regarding responsibility. We have let liberals turn universities into a state funded daycare for spoiled lazy-asses who are simply trying to delay responsibility. If they actually became institutions of higher learning again, the maturity level would rise.
HOWEVER, that being said, plenty of 18-22 year olds are serving with honor in the military. Calling all “young adults” irresponsible drunks is a bit nanny-state. If nothing else, at least half of any concealed carry class is the law, how to legally defend yourself, and how to avoid liability. Rule #1 to avoid liability is to never drink when packing, and to avoid obvious conflict situations. I have personally been much more passive in two situations BECAUSE I was packing, as compared to the butt I would have kicked if there were no guns present. But, I did not pack when I was in my early 20s, maybe when I was 26. Probably the majority of students that would choose to pack would be older than the school’s median age.
That’s the other thing, most irresponsible frat boys will have a self-preservation instinct that tells them to stay away from guns and from gun-toting frat boys. Utah allows packing on campus, hear of any shootings at Utah colleges?
The only whacko idea is to not allow guns on campus.
I’d say that this incident dispells the notion that folks are safer with them gone.
Obviously the bad guy didn’t listen to the propaganda.
Must leave to go pick up a few 30-rd mags before they are all gone.