As states and colleges across the country review their gun policies in light of the tragedy, many in Utah are proud to have the nation's only state law that expressly allows the carrying of concealed weapons at public colleges.There are some foolish statements in the article. Like this:
"If government can't protect you, you should have the right to protect yourself," said Republican state Sen. Michael Waddoups.
"What happened at Virginia Tech might have been stopped," said Christine Zabawa, a medical researcher at the university. However, she said it is a bad idea to allow guns in dormitories, and fears an accident could happen during a party on campus.Well then, Christine, why don't you just ban alcohol, since bans always work so well?
"Alcohol and guns. It's a bad combination," she said.
Oda said banning guns on campus might do more harm than good. He said people bent on violence might resort to other, perhaps bloodier methods, such as swords.Or some psychotic killer might, you know, just ignore the ban and bring a gun anyway. I've heard that kind of thing has happened before.
"A person that's got skill with a sword in a very big crowd could put a lot more people down with a sword than a gun," he said. "They're silent. You'll have people screaming, but nobody knows what's going on."
Via Of Arms and the Law.
