“There is both a general concern about the dangers that handguns inherently present, as well as specific concerns. Campus mental health professionals, who regularly face the reality that suicide is a leading cause of death among university students, are concerned that the presence of handguns will lead to an increase in accidental and self-inflicted wounds. Campus law enforcement personal are particularly concerned about the ability of their officers, each a highly trained professional, to distinguish – in colloquial terms – the good guys from the bad guys on a crowded campus when several persons may have guns visible in an incident. And personnel in our laboratories and hospitals are concerned about their environments where gasses and chemicals under pressure may present unique dangers were a firearm to be discharged.” – UT Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa in a letter to Governor Rick Perry opposing concealed carry on campus
Don’t drone me bro!
“That is true. But no matter whose hands their in, only ONE of those “inanimate objects” gives its user the power to instantaneously take a life with only the simple movement of an index finger.”
Well, with the press of a foot on a gas pedal, someone just outside of Washington DC ran over and killed a one year old boy and severely injured his father, plus just outside of DC three girls were hit while playing on the sidewalk.
So, we should ban all motor vehicles?
What about people talking or texting while on cell phones and driving into someone or falling down the stairs, either of which can cause injury or death.
Ban cell phones?
Drinking and driving, ban alcohol? Oh wait, they tried that and it didn’t work.
Where is the line, where we stop and realize that it is not the object’s fault?
Why blame an inanimate object for the actions of an individual?
Where has personal responsibility gone in this world?
It seems that the resounding cry in today’s world is: ‘It’s someone else’s fault or responsibility.’
The US Constitution and the Amendments were written to limit the ability of unjust leaders from seizing control over the people. Both you and I have the right to discuss the above article, where in other countries it would not be allowed.
The scary part is when the ‘leaders’ and their media people, rather than listen and be part of discussions on the matter, would rather demonize and criminalize hard working law abiding citizens who just happen to want to take advantage of their 2nd Amendment Rights.
And guess what, I don’t even have a gun!
But seeing where this is all going have been educating myself on firearms and I will avail myself of my 2nd Amendment Right before someone tries to take this right away from all of us.
Seems to me that a very high percent of the UT student body is too young to get concealed handgun licenses.
Comments like this show how much the average person DOESN’T know about guns and who is carrying them. I think these people would shocked and even appalled to know how prevalent concealed carry is every day all around them. It doesn’t make them any less safe, just more aware of reality.
Yep, Texas is not without it’s share of liberals, and they managed to defeat campus carry a couple years ago. Ironically, about a year or so ago a dude ran through the campus at UT Austin with an AK-47 and entered a campus building where he shot himself. For whatever reason he didn’t shoot anyone else, and of course, the police didn’t get to him until it was all over.
Yet Cigarroa still lives in a unicorn and rainbows world. Incredible…
Good parrot: “commonsense solutions”
Give her a cracker.
You know what happens when we can’t carry our heaters because we might break a containment of some dangerous materials? The xenomorphs win, that’s what. Colonial marines die, game over man, game over. Can Hicks at least still carry that shotgun?
Why is her target a kid wearing a hat from Cal Berkeley? Wouldn’t that be putting another democrat in her sights?
Welp. There goes the country.
I’m switching to archery!
Frankenstein brings up bazookas, as if our side has been calling for those to be legal. Her response–nothing more than a hissy fit–shows what her side has going for it. What I find alarming is all the others in this country who claim that the senator from California won that exchange. We have a divided nation. This is fine, so long as we see it as a policy of live and let live. But it is a problem when fellow citizens can’t even speak in ways that make sense to the other side.
What I wouldn’t give to be on that Jury…
Jury Nullification and all that.
Dogpile on the kid with the squirt gun!
The College Classroom will be the last and hardest battleground for the RKBA.
University boards and state governments have chummy relationships , and no bueaucracy yields power willingly.
Good work on making life a little safer for future Texan students.
Am I the only one who thinks at least three of those officers are a slight stumble away from being directly in the line of fire?
Why do they label Louisiana as in between? Is there some legislation I don’t know about? Should I be sending letters? I thought this was representative:
http://www.josho.org/graphics/louisiana-2nd-vote-map.png