Should college students be allowed to carry guns on campus?

Nystyle709 wrote:

Actually, you can. This is the safest metropolitan area in the country. I have NO qualms or live in fear of crime here. I'll nicely walk down pretty much whatever street and ride the trains at 3 am. But I totally co-sign with the rest of your post.

Nystyle709 wrote:[Well, there are places that have their own rules and laws for carrying concealed weapons. Which they are fully allowed to do. So that's the only real fact of the matter. If it was just all about the right to bear arms, then why would that rule be there in the first place? Because it would be DANGEROUS for people to walk around with a loaded weapon and people NOT to see it and realize that they have it. Do you realize how many simple confrontations that can pop off and escalate? The reason that only 30,000 people die from gunshot wounds is BECAUSE there is that law in effect. If everyone was allowed to carry a concealed weapon, if it was that much easier to get, TRUST that number would jump. TRUST. Laws are supposed to protect citizens and society, not add to the problem. Why make it easier for someone to get a gun who wouldn't actually be a law-abiding citizen? Not too many criminals walk around with an Uzi or a sawed off.....as they shouldn't. Want a gun, go to the local Wal-Mart and get a shotgun. There is your right to bear arms and protect your family if someone tries to burglarize your house. Or hell, get a Glock. But leave that shit at home when you're out in public.