Bringing in a law aspect to the shooting .
Back in 2002, at the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, Virginia, there was a mass shooting stopped by a couple of students who managed to get to their cars and retrieve firearms. This was the motive of one Virginia legislator to propose last year to modify the state CCW laws (currently you can get fired or expelled, at the whim on the individual college administration, if you bring firearms onto campus). The legislation was defeated in committee. I wonder if there is an equal protection issue at play. Why do students have less legal protection/privilege than other adults? True, the college campus is public property and thus the people, through their legislatures, regulate use of that property. But students often have little or no choice in colleges due to distance, family, economics. Thus equal treatment under the law is absent and the application of law seems a bit arbitrary. Incidentally, VA Tech campaigned against the legislation last year. When it failed, their spokesperson said "the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus." I trust this fellow is choking on those words tonight. Guy Smith Author, Gun Facts [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.GunFacts.info _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jon Roland Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 6:08 PM To: Joseph E. Olson; Firearms Reg Subject: Re: Virginia Tech murders (Va.) In most cases, even those who own firearms aren't going to have them with them. It is simply not practical to carry everywhere and all the time. I used to teach self-defense, including for situations such as these, in which the only remedy is for as many as possible of those present to swarm the shooter(s). That is exactly the opposite of what it is instinctive for most people to do, and the shooter counts on that. But even though each swarmer may increase his risk of being shot, he also increases the odds of stopping the shooter before more are shot. It can help to lead the swarming with flying objects. For example, heavy plates, thrown like a discus, make excellent weapons, that can distract the shooter long enough to reach him. I taught my students to be constantly aware of common objects that can be used as weapons in an emergency. We need to teach people my Rule for Dealing with Armed Threats: When in doubt, attack, attack, attack. -- Jon ---------------------------------------------------------------- Constitution Society 7793 Burnet Road #37, Austin, TX 78757 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------
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