Sheriff calls for guns on campus

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

And, as I've said many times, campuses do a lot for protection so you do not need one if you use the resources they provide you.

It really depends on where you go to school. Some schools have better resources than others. We have a school down here that is basically imbedded with the city of Savannah, it is called SCAD. They have clusters of buildings that are owned by the school but they are all over the city. There is a LOT of crime here. The SCAD cops don't even carry guns. They have to depend on the local cops, who have their hands full already to take care of the kids. It does not work very well. We already have CCW permits for state residents but the majority of these kids are from all around the states.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

It really depends on where you go to school. Some schools have better resources than others. We have a school down here that is basically imbedded with the city of Savannah, it is called SCAD. They have clusters of buildings that are owned by the school but they are all over the city. There is a LOT of crime here. The SCAD cops don't even carry guns. They have to depend on the local cops, who have their hands full already to take care of the kids. It does not work very well. We already have CCW permits for state residents but the majority of these kids are from all around the states.

Good point.

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

None of that addresses that fact that owning and carrying a weapon is an adult's right & responsibility.
Being on a campus means nothing.

A campus is much different from the surrounding areas. It is much safer......er....usually (thank you Merc) much safer and usually more patrolled. There will always be violent crimes with or without guns and I think a lot of universities, especially mine, has done a great job of keeping the students safe without the need to carry a gun for protection.

The time I can think of supporting guns on campus is if the students vote to allow guns be on that campus, if there is no vote or the vote loses, then guns should stay banned. That is the only fair and safe way I see campuses and gun control working out.