The Idiocy Of Opposition To Campus Carry

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Brennan Linsley

I’ve never understood the need to restrict guns on college campuses. Yet, plenty of people see such a need. They see it as particularly pressing and will vehemently fight to continue to allow colleges to restrict the right to keep and bear arms.

Nevermind the fact that a ban on guns on campus did nothing to prevent the Virginia Tech massacre.

No, that doesn’t count. Guns should still be restricted. The reasons for this are mindboggling. Take this young person’s thinking, which is not limited to the young by any means.

There has also been a debate across the country over whether it is safer to allow college students to carry concealed weapons, or to ban them altogether. As a state, until now we have left it up to individual colleges and universities to determine what they think is best. However, House Bill 4298, the concealed campus carry bill, would make it mandatory for colleges and universities to allow students to carry concealed weapons, if passed.

Still, the reasons behind why it is crucial to have these sorts of regulations should be addressed.

First, let’s consider the age group that is being targeted by this movement. Most college attendees are …Read the Rest

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