The elephant in the room for the anti-rights activists is that as gun laws are relaxed in favor of individual liberty and self defense bad things aren’t happening! We can crunch numbers and explore if relaxed carry and self defense laws reduce crime or have no effect, what doesn’t exist is an INCREASE of crime. Logical people (the ones who don’t misuse the term “Common Sense”) will note that if people are allowed more freedom, and at WORSE there is no change, and there’s a chance that things will overall get better, that siding on individual liberty is the best solution. This is of course why the anti-rights groups are struggling for both relevancy as well as funds to keep their lies afloat.
Their best bet is to simply manufacture fear and troubles so maybe people will look away from reality. Seen on the Brady Campaign Twitter Page.
sgfstexas TX Gun-Free Schools
RT @corinnew Not to make light of this situation but if Perry’s #campuscarry bill goes into effect how wd you report “a man w gun on campus”
@bradybuzz Brady Campaign
A loaded gun on campus of VA Tech? The gun lobby would like to see it everyday with their push for “guns on campus” policies. @sgfstexas
Well first up, the “man with a gun on campus” call made at Virginia Tech did nothing but irrationally scare and disrupt people. Furthermore if it HAD been real, the laws that Brady Campaign propose would leave innocent people hiding under their desks hoping not to get shot.
Of course always ones to double-down on stupidity, Dennis Hennigan issues this Brady press release:
Just last month, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli indicated that the University of Virginia’s policy banning people with concealed carry licenses from carrying guns on campus is not binding or enforceable, in spite of a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court upholding limitations on concealed carry on the campus of George Mason University. Cucinelli’s ruling also applies to Virginia Tech’s longstanding policy prohibiting concealed weapons on campus.
If the Attorney General’s interpretation is allowed to stand, then many Virginia campuses could be regularly subject to people with guns roaming the campus, and law enforcement would be powerless to stop them — until they start shooting.
You mean just like the surrounding land OFF campus? Can you tell when you leave school grounds when the grass becomes slick with blood? Or is there no problems at all. Also to all non-students and school employees who recreate on Virginia College Campuses (Same goes for Maine State Schools….I think one of the anti groups published a more comprehensive list, does anybody have that?) Carry your guns, because there are better options than hiding under your desk until you get shot!
Hell have a look at this slanted article that lists ten colleges that not only have no laws against lawful citizens carrying on campus, but also won’t punish students or staff for lawfully carrying. One thing that isn’t noted…how many mass shootings at those schools. Again logic and reality doing major damage.
Back to the presser:
Just as we saw with the Tucson shooter, our weak gun laws, particularly our lax regulation of guns in public places, make it easy for people with evil intentions to walk into sacred public spaces with guns and cause disruption, confusion, and hysteria at the very least, while being free at the worst, to commit murder.
If only carrying a gun was as illegal as murder, then there wouldn’t be any murder! These are philosophies that make sense to the damaged minds of those who hate freedom.
Shortly after the Virginia Tech Massacre, the gun lobby began pushing legislation in states across the country that would allow loaded, hidden guns on campuses. Thankfully, the Brady Campaign and other gun violence prevention advocates have been successful in defeating this legislation 63 times in 30 states since the Virginia Tech shootings. Had dozens of students and faculty been armed today on Virginia Tech’s campus, as envisioned by Attorney General Cuccinelli, there is no question that law enforcement’s ability to investigate the campers’ claims would have been complicated and innocent people might have been harmed.
First up their “Success” is just standing their ground. Of course with expansion of carry laws, Castle Doctrines, Stand-your-ground laws, Permitless carry, Shall-Issue Carry, They really are picking their victories out of piles of defeats.
If there had been dozens of armed students on campus yesterday this bullshit story wouldn’t have happened. Maybe a few extra police cars would be sent through, but no fear, no inconvenience, no lockdowns. And of course if students had been armed during the shooting at Virginia Tech the attack could have been stopped sooner. But “Gun Death” is their currency, and anything that prevents that is against their wishes.
Miguel has some more on a similar angle about CSGV. Go have a read, its quite impressive. I had to add this found on their twitter feed.
Would YOU want to engage in a passionate academic debate with a student who might be carrying a loaded gun?
Well given your past behavior, CSGV, is it a “Passionate academic debate” or is it making threats, personal attacks, and stalking behavior?
There’s a reason why they don’t want people armed. Armed people don’t tolerate bullies, and we don’t hide under our desks.
