Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
—Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and Punishment (1764).
Respectfully, I think V-Tech is negligent in so that they barred the people (administrators and employees) on campus from exercising their civil rights and put them at risk. I hope someone sues the living s@#$ out of them for this offense!
A .22 caliber cannot penetrate a text book for sure and a 9mm is considered a bare minimum as a conceal carry firearm. (9mm is not that powerful of a weapon) As a matter of fact I highly doubt a 9mm would get through a one inch text book, lest a back pack filled with books. These kids had the tools to save their lives; they just did not know how to use them! This nut could have been easily disarmed had someone had the appropriate training.
To All: before any real discussion can take place one must acknowledge a few facts.
1. Evil does exist!
2. In an open society YOU must take responsibility for your own safety.Katrina and 911 has taught us the government is incapable of providing any amount of real personal protection.
3. The police are NOT legally bound to protect you. Go ahead and try to sue a police officer or municipality after you have been victimized. The speed at which that case will be thrown out of the judicial system will astonish you.
4. We live in an open society. This is going to become even more so if the ruling elite in this country have it their way by easing migration (their term) across our southern border. This brings me to my next point…
5. Has this country stemmed the flow of illegal drugs into this country? No, they have not. How many guns could enter this country through our porous southern border and find their way into criminal’s hands? Now, if we took away the right of law abiding citizens to arm themselves, what do you think we would then have?
Cute little ‘NO GUNS ALLOWED” stickers on doors will not stop evil!
Did anyone see the amount of firepower that showed up after the shooting stopped…my point exactly?
Evil must be met with force, period! To think otherwise will cost you your life.
I think you are wrong. Have you personally tried shooting textbooks with either caliber to back up your claim? Next time I go shooting, I'll find out for sure. 9mm was certainly powerful enough to kill 33 people, wasn't it?