February 28, 2008 - 1:00am
This afternoon, two representatives will introduce a resolution to the Student Assembly that calls on the Administration to advocate for the ability to carry concealed weapons on campus.
In the wake of the recent spate of shootings at Northern Illinois University and elsewhere, and at Virginia Tech last year, campus Republicans have suggested that “concealed carry” rights on campuses are the best way to deter such shootings and the best way to stop them once they begin. They argue that we are our own best protectors; that the right to bear arms is a fundamental right; that unarmed citizens leave themselves dangerously open to attack.
They’ve got it all wrong.
Well-meaning they may be, but the College Republicans and their supporters are — on this issue — way off target.
