Right to Carry
I am very sorry to hear the news about the Virginia Tech shooting. Horrible. But whats very interesting, and I found this with very little research, there was a bill in the General Assembly that would of allowed college employees and students to carry legally. Why is this not over the press? This bill was rejected this year!
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Believe me, I am for peace. If someone can come up with a plan to make sure no gun exists anywhere on the planet, I will happily give mine up. But if this bill passed, maybe there would of been fewer dead students. Anti-Gun laws were wrong in this case.
Gun bill gets shot down by panel
HB 1572, which would have allowed handguns on college campuses, died in subcommittee.
By Greg Esposito
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A bill that would have given college students and employees the right to carry handguns on campus died with nary a shot being fired in the General Assembly.
House Bill 1572 didn't get through the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety. It died Monday in the subcommittee stage, the first of several hurdles bills must overcome before becoming laws.
The bill was proposed by Del. Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah County, on behalf of the Virginia Citizens Defense League. Gilbert was unavailable Monday and spokesman Gary Frink would not comment on the bill's defeat other than to say the issue was dead for this General Assembly session.
Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."
Del. Dave Nutter, R-Christiansburg, would not comment Monday because he was not part of the subcommittee that discussed the bill.
Most universities in Virginia require students and employees, other than police, to check their guns with police or campus security upon entering campus. The legislation was designed to prohibit public universities from making "rules or regulations limiting or abridging the ability of a student who possesses a valid concealed handgun permit ... from lawfully carrying a concealed handgun."
The legislation allowed for exceptions for participants in athletic events, storage of guns in residence halls and military training programs.
Last spring a Virginia Tech student was disciplined for bringing a handgun to class, despite having a concealed handgun permit. Some gun owners questioned the university's authority, while the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police came out against the presence of guns on campus.
In June, Tech's governing board approved a violence prevention policy reiterating its ban on students or employees carrying guns and prohibiting visitors from bringing them into campus facilities.
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Believe me, I am for peace. If someone can come up with a plan to make sure no gun exists anywhere on the planet, I will happily give mine up. But if this bill passed, maybe there would of been fewer dead students. Anti-Gun laws were wrong in this case.
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"If someone can come up with a plan to make sure no gun exists anywhere on the planet, I will happily give mine up."
And when some junkie wants to stick a screwdriver in your neck and take your wallet?
Or, when the neighbor's pitbull gets loose and sees you as a tasty snack?
Surrender yours if you wish. I'll support your right to do so. But, Mr. Ruger is going to stay by my side, thanks.
That's a good point. However, it's still in my head that I would have a very good chance to save myself, even without a gun in those situations. It would still out weight the completely total fictional scenario of no guns.
We both know I am arguing a moot point. I am just saying if guns did not exist, the slaughter at VT would of never happened like that.
jeebus, get your head out of your ass.
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