Concealed carry safety is a fantasy
Some people say we need to let college students have the right to carry concealed weapons so that they can protect themselves and others. Here's a possible scenario:
Dear Diary:
Well, here I am in my Physics 202 class at NTU, ready for another boring lecture by the professor's assistant. I feel really good today, 'cause I've got my new Ruger 7-shot automatic in my backpack and a box of extra ammo too.
Makes the backpack a little bit heavy, so I think I'll toss out a couple of boring textbooks when I get back to the dorm. I sure hope some intruder will burst into the lecture hall one of these days so that I can shoot him!
Meanwhile, several friends and I are thinking about taking our automatics to the game against State U tomorrow night. We're only a half game behind in the standings and if any of those State guys start smarting off to our coach or players, we'll know how to handle them at half time!
It's so great now that even 18-year olds can pack heat. Is this a great country, or what! Well, diary, I'd better sign off now, 'cause that lecturer is writing some sort of formula on the board and I guess I'd better start paying attention.
Whoa! One of the kids on the other side of the room just stood up and has started shooting people! The teaching assistant just went down, and he's bleeding!
I'll just get my gun out of my backpack and get it loaded in a second and I'll fix him! Oh no! He's pointing that gun at me now! Oh.....
Kurt Thoss
Palatine