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Originally Posted by justinstrife
They really need to allow people to carry legally at colleges. At least those with CCW permits/licenses. The fact that colleges are gun free zones doesn't stop shootings from happening. And maybe, just maybe if a professor or faculty was armed, there'd be less killings(looking at Virginia Tech as a prime example).
The 2nd amendment is very clear. It's also very clear why that amendment is second only to the first amendment.
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Or maybe it'd just lead to more shootings? How is adding more guns to the mix going to help? The only thing having more people armed will do is add a deterrence factor. However, people who do these kinds of things are not the type to be deterred by something like that. All it'll do is make things more chaotic when a shooting occurs. For instance, assume persons A, B, and C all have guns. Person A starts shooting random people. Person B sees Person A shooting innocent people and fires, killing him. Person C heard the gunfire and sees person B shooting but can't see person A from there, thus assumes person B is the gunman. Person C fires on person B but misses. Person B now assumes that person C is person A's accomplice and returns fire.
You are right about the second amendment being there for a reason. However, it just isn't as relevant today as it was when the constitution was written. Most people today don't need to fend off Indian attacks after stealing their land or defend their picinic baskets from bears, and the militia thing is covered by the National Guard. Hunting for food isn't necessary today either. The only reasons to have a gun today, unless you live in the more remote areas of the country or are a cop or soldier, are to collect them or for sport shooting. Carrying one for defense is probably either not going to be needed or will get you in trouble.