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Originally Posted by C-D-P
Do I detect a bit if sarcasm?
I blame the people that shot them. But I believe that the school played a part in it, because they removed the individual's right to self defense without properly protecting them. You can never rely 100% on someone else to protect you from crime. I do no blame the parents that sent them to that school.
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I was being sarcastic to an extent. In regards to higher education, the schools in general are extremely safe, and not a whole lot of students even qualify for concealed carry because the age is usually 21. So of 10% or so that would probably qualify, 8 of 10 of them are probably liberal and support gun control. Profs, I doubt many of them would carry.
So you have 2% of stuents who actual MIGHT choose to arm themselves. Of that 2%, half are probably carrying just to be cool/for attention, and they would just run away in an emergency. So you have like 1% who are serious. Its pretty difficult to get rid of gun-free zones on schools because most stuudents either support it, or don't care. This attitude by students allows the administration to feel pretty safe with these policies.
That doesn't mean its right for a school administration to unilaterally impliment a no-gun policy. They should at least send a referrendum to students, who would probably overwelmingly pass it.
Good or bad, schools are private entitites and I don't think its governments business getting involved in school affairs/administration. If schools want that policy, then thats their choice.