In light of the recent shootings on university campuses, I ask the question, when will our legislators wake up? School, church and mall shootings are rare but when they happen, the extensive media coverage is having an unfavorable effect on gun ownership in this country. Texas Governor Perry announced shortly after the Virginia Tech tragedy that all Texans with CHL’s should be able to carry their guns any place in Texas. Though he probably made the statement for political reasons, I whole heartily agree with him on this. What would have been the outcome of those campus shootings if law abiding students and professors were able to pack a concealed weapon on campus? The biggest obstacle is preventing the crazy mentally disturbed person from obtaining a firearm. In both the Illinois and Virginia shootings, the shooter’s slipped through on the mental part and got their weapons. Then I wonder, if they weren’t able to purchase their weapons the legal way, would they have resorted to the illegal way, buying straight off the street from an unscrupulous dealer? Of course they would have, just like the criminals running the streets in Beaumont and Port Arthur.
Friends, I don’t know all the answers, our society is changing and for the worst. If more law abiding citizens had CHL’s and allowed to carry more places, maybe some of this senseless shootings would end quicker after armed citizens popped the coward before he unloads his entire magazine except for the last round he saved for his suicide. They all commit suicide because they don’t have an exit strategy.
An encouraging note, on Feb. 7, 2008, the Indiana Senate voted down by only one vote (at least it was close) a bill to allow Indiana CHL’s to carry on all state owned properties. Makes you wonder if any of those Indiana state senators that voted against this bill are rethinking their vote after the Illinois shootings.
I’ve said it before and I'll say it again. Get your concealed handgun license and don’t leave home without it.
Bob
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