Emily Walton is a political activist. The Boise State University grad’s been campaigning to prevent Americans from exercising their natural, civil and Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms on Idaho college campuses. Ms. Walton recently testified in front of the House Committee considering the bill (testimony text after the jump). Her argument: nobody wants it. Yes, well, what about this from arbiteronline.com: “There are 367 registered sex offenders living within a three mile radius of Boise State’s campus, according to the Central Sex Offender Registry of Idaho. This currently includes 19 students enrolled at Boise State who are registered sex offenders.” Isn’t that enough to justify concealed carry for someone? And if so, why should their rights be denied? Just wondering . . .
Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, my name is Emily Walton I live in Boise and I graduated from Boise State last year.
This is my second time testifying in your committee. The last time I testified before your committee was three years ago when I was a student who testified against a similar bill. So I went online to find the quote in the paper for exactly what I said back then: “I don’t think that guns belong on a school campus, concealed or un-concealed. … It would add more tension to our campus. I think it would alter the atmosphere and I don’t want that. Students are not asking for this to happen. …. Honestly, we think it’s crazy.”
While my main point is the same as last time I was here I do have a few more things to add to my testimony.
In the last few days I got to work with student associations from all over Idaho and we were able to build a coalition – the Coalition to Keep Guns Off Campus, which is made up of students, student associations, professors, parents and community members. And yesterday we had a peaceful, lawful protest against this bill on the steps of the capitol that drew about 300 students and faculty.
And here is what some of the members are wondering – and what I want to add to my testimony.
1. Isn’t it that enough that the Presidents of each and every one of Idaho’s Colleges and Universities oppose this bill.
2. Isn’t it enough that several faculty senates from Idaho Colleges and Universities have gone on the record opposing this bill?
3. Isn’t it enough that the Idaho State Board of Education opposes this bill?
4. Isn’t it enough that the Idaho Chiefs of Police and other law enforcement oppose this bill?
5. Isn’t it enough that student representatives from student associations – (who are elected from the student body to represent students) oppose this bill?
Who would you like us to bring in here?
There isn’t one education stakeholder in Idaho who supports this bill.
Please vote against it.
For the most part I’m not afraid of sex offenders….half the guys I grew up with would be in jail or registered if in today’s world….come on be honest here.
I’m more afraid of our government and academia that believe’s they are some sort of god.
Loved the look and feel of the SR9c right away. Plus being made in the USA. Ordered it last year, March 2013, when firearms were in short supply. Waited 2 months, got it, shot 140+ rounds of cheap Wolf ammo. Amazing! Could not have asked for a smoother firing, more accurate pistol. Great gun!!!
Is anyone else having problems connecting to TTAG links this afternoon? About 90+% are timing out for me. I’ve restarted and restarted (and zapped my PRAM repeatedly)… I’ve had lots of problems of OSX Maveriks, but the recent update seemed to fix a lot of them.
They are just timing out without connection, most of them. So thanks for cutting out a lot of my TTAG time, then! ;D
Getting lots of 502’s and various other failures. We’ll see what the web masters say.
Mike
I have also had pandora running all day, and it has not been glitchy. For what thats worth.
Why don’t you ask Amanda Colins , who was raped by a predator on UN Reno campus 30 ft from campus police.James Biela went on to kidnap rape and murder Brianna Dennison.Amanda had a CCW license but could nt carry on campus.
I know some female antis who think that under no circumstances should you shoot the attacker, because they are just misunderstood blah blah blah……
No joke, its disgusting.
Figured it out…
I want to know when his last show is so I can sneer at him. I want to watch him try to be eloquent in the face of knowing how much dislike he’s earned while he wallows unapologetically against the very thing most Americans hold dearest, our constitution. There are things you just don’t mess with, a man’s dog, his car or motorcycle, his kids and his guns. Piers Morgan used his unpopular British accent to diminish the very thing Americans hold dear. And for that, he will find very few tears shed for him and indeed, most will bid him good riddance and hope a taxi hits him.
Ah, another college graduate that doesn’t quite grasp critical thinking. Here is my shocked face.
She should realize that at any time, in any class, someone could be carrying a gun because they have decided carrying to protect themselves and other is more important than a stupid rule. Plus, gun free zone rules have utterly failed to stop any mass shooters from shooting up a campus.
So, Ms. Walton, how will restricting good people from carrying make you safer? Additionally, how will people carrying concealed raise tension? Do you feel more tension off campus because people might be carrying concealed? Probably not. It will be no different on campus.
A lot of them think that somehow they will know which people are carrying concealed. Like you have to wear a sign. Probably why they think everyone supports this. “I don’t see big signs, therefore nobody carries, therefore nobody wants this.”
I would like to create a coalition of my own.In this coalition, we would work to educate young women on the value of self defense. Statistically, the good news is, you’re much likely to be merely raped than killed in a shooting. That’s great, right? So of that’s an acceptable loss for you, than go ahead and keep on pushing this line. What’s that? You don’t want to be raped? Well, that’s a tough one. Pepper spray and whistles aren’t likely to deter a tough guy with a raging hard on. I’d recommend some serious self defense courses, you know, for those assailants who can’t just overpower you on sheer size and strength.
I’ve been told pissing and puking on yourself might help. Otherwise, if it happens to you, I suppose you should just roll with it, and try to remember any useful details of this emotionally scarring experience to report to campus pd while you’re recovering in hospital.
Or, you join our side, where we can teach you to arm and effectively move the odds much further in your favor. There’s no absolutes, but if it were me, I would take any clear advantage I can get, as opposed to stay away from the best tool for the job because its scary.
All it takes is some training, a purchase and a change of mindset, as opposed to a decade of therapy. Coalition, away!
All those people she named who are against the bill is reason enough to be for it.
The only good and intelligent thing I EVER heard from Piers Morgan’s mouth was his praise of Jackie Evancho on America’s Got Talent, and even then it tended to be personally self-centered and narcissistic, not so much about how great she was, but about how felt about it, and he was called on this point by Howie Mandel.
He was right about Jackie, about everything else he is a complete twit.
Hey maybe he will become a “commentator” on FOX snooze. Hell, I can not believe any Media source these days.
They should at least allow potato cannons.
I read of a student a while back who had a t-shirt like this with the same declaration of biceps being the only “guns” they needed…
Zero tolerance kicked in, and they were suspended for the firearm reference…
I carry a handgun for the very same reason that cops do–for self-defense, essentially (that includes self-defense necessitated by intervening on behalf of other threatened individuals). So the reasonable conclusion is that I should be able to carry in the same places that cops can carry, no? If there are armed air marshals, then firearms on airplanes apparently “make sense” at some point..
So does this mean that maybe my charm is working on Shannon Watts? Can I change her mind?
Never mind the sneers, the rejection, the “no no, not ever..don’t even think about it” in the same sentence, I certainly don’t. Go for it counselor.
“What does not kill me makes me stronger.”
What’s an education stakeholder?
one word: sexy
“Perhaps civility, courtesy, rational discourse and fair play still mean something in America.” DOES IT…. IT GOES BOTH WAYS… Tea Party?….. Remember that next time you want to launch into mindless Obama bashing. As far as that Limey…. Good riddance.
Re: Jerry Miculek
Jerry Miculek won the 3-gun nationals using one of them Gold Triggers from American Trigger so based on that and other reviews I just ordered their trigger group for my SIG AR.
http://americantrigger.com/
Not that this means crap because Jerry is an alien being put on this earth to show us natives that there are superior beings in the galaxy that can guide a bullet with their mind. The video above is all the proof I need. He is definitely an alien probably from a nearby planet recently discovered by the Keppler mission and coincidentally named K-WMN001, which might as well stand for WeMissNot :).
All kidding aside, My SIG 516’s trigger is the worst trigger I’ve ever had the displeasure of putting my trigger finger on. The trigger pull is so high I was in fear of passing out while slowly applying pressure to it while holding my breath at the range yesterday. Imagine my displeasure when a friend let me shoot his bench rifle in 6mm Dasher, with a… wait for it….3-ounce trigger. I dropped that shot ded center on target at 300 yards. SWEET.
The new trigger cost me 1/4 of what I paid for the 516 – I did get the SIG for ½ the price though (pre Sandy Hook) but that does not make me feel any better at all. It better work. It is supposed to emulate the same trigger pull as that of a top end 1911 handgun, which I am very familiar with, and a lot of people swear by it.
In Louisiana, by law, your vehicle is an extension of your home, and carries the same protections against search and seizure as your residence. In this state, by definition, there can be no such thing as a concealed weapon in a vehicle.
Isn’t that the same everywhere?????
In Florida for one the “Castle Doctrine” applies to vehicles.
Why do people always say Illinois was the last state to issue CCW permits? Do people not pay attention to NJ? We currently have a case waiting certification by SCOTUS (Drake) because NJ does not issue its residents a permit to carry. Although, NJ on paper says it is a “MAY” issue, it is factually a “NO” issue State.
If genetically inferior humans wish to pre – victimize themselves, I’m all for it.
My lawyer told me the first four words out of my mouth should always be, “I want my lawyer.”
Well Sir, the Glock is Double Action Only thing has been beat to death in the comments. So based on your factually incorrect information, I’m going to guess you either don’t carry that Springfield 1911 or, if you do, not cocked and locked.
Anyone have any advice on what to say in a 911 call? 911 calls are always major pieces of evidence in the court cases
So the Ruskies are buying stuff on the net illegally? There are laws out here that are pretty darn specific about exportation of stuff like gun sights, etc. in this country. So what gives?
Look at this page and the disclosure from Optics Planet which states:
“Government Export Restriction This item may be regulated for export by the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce. Please see our Export Policy prior to placing your order.”
http://www.opticsplanet.com/eotech-512-holographic-red-dot-sight-aa-battery-aiming-dot-reticle.html
Interesting they have EO Techs… maybe they’ve been obtained from a secondary market?
Zenit AK accessories are pretty pricey. Circle 10 AK is carrying them on their website now, though.
Ugh, so many people confusing satire with comedy. You know this wasn’t *supposed* to make you laugh, right? It was supposed to evoke the horrifying possibility of a professor deciding to shoot a student who he *thought* had a gun, or even worse, missing and hitting a bystander. How many professors do you think can shoot straight at 15 yards?
Anyway, Sandy Hook, Aurora, Virginia Tech, and Columbine (to name the first four shootings that come to mind) were all perpetrated with LEGAL firearms. If you’re trying to cut down school shootings, take away the guns.
Oh by the way the shovel on the soldier at the top of the article ,on his right side , is used as a weapon , these are special ops troops , I would say Spetznaz , or there mobile Marines , these are very well trained troops . As you can see they have no worries showing on what you can see on their faces , strict discipline does this . Be prepared and ready. Keep your powder dry.
so even young Russkies are not immune from the kaffiyeh
I have a 1943 Remington Rand. The barrel in it is a High Standard. I’m not sure what other parts on it were made by other companies. It is in excellent condition and very accurate. I know it is a bold statement but I would put it up against any high dollar 1911 on the market today. Loser buys the Scotch afterwards.
They shouldn’t be raping anyone! That’s impolite and not conducive to the educative environment. Quick, somebody put up a sign!
Alveo
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