Posted on 02/27/2008 4:42:40 PM PST by monkeycard
There is now a plan to allow college students to carry weapons on any public campus. The legislation is on its way to the state house.
The text of House Bill 2513 says any student who is at least 21 years old and has a concealed carry permit would be allowed to bring a firearm to school. It comes as campus violence seems to be on the increase.
Everyone at OSU-Tulsa we spoke to about the plan doesn't like it. They already have a lot of security on campus. One example -- push a button on a phone and it immediately connects to police. Students say things like that are enough.
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When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Schools are victim disarmament zones. There is no effective right of self-defense at school. You must take it and merely be content with sadness after the fact.
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