GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[F.U.]

I must say that I may have jumped the gun [no pun intended] on this. I did assume that there were two shooters. This may not be the case, I do not know for sure yet.

It's still a murky story with authorities being unusually tight-lipped about the details. They have confirmed the name of the 22 year old shooter and charged him with aggravated assault. It's also been confirmed that it was a private altercation (well, in a public place) and that there was only one gun involved. There's not yet any word as to whether the shooter had a permit to carry, not that it matters much here in terms of charges considering Lone Star College is a gun-free zone.

You were right in your prediction that some media would jump on the incident to support the idea that allowing college students to conceal carry on campus is a bad and dangerous idea, though it's not even confirmed yet whether either the shooter or the person assaulted were students.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/20...-idea.html

I support certified teachers having the choice to conceal carry on campus; any campus. I am however leary about extending that choice to college students because of the drama, lapses of judgment and partying that occurs naturally for many as part of the college experience.

Arrest update:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-5...d-assault/

When it comes to the fear that a college aged student may be armed, start drinking and do evil. I guess that is a very real possibility. However, That is also a possibility here in Iowa with middle/any age permit holders. In Iowa you can sit at a bar with your firearm on you and drink. Now that being said, you cannot be drunk and carry. The line in the sand is the same as the line in the sand when it comes to drunk driving. The point where a driver can be cited for drunk driving in Iowa is .08 . So at that point [.08], by Iowa law, you are required to hand over your keys and firearm. Do people abuse the .08 rule? Well yes, in fact I will admit that I have done so, just like they/I have abused the .08 rule when driving. However in the two years that we have ben a shall issue state there has not ben 1 instance where a permit holder has ben in a bar and caused a issue. It all boils down to personal responsibility in my book.