Thread: Guns on school campuses?

Originally Posted by Kittens!

I believe it is obvious that younger people should not be trusted with weaponry, and I see no reason why they need to be concealed on campus (in a college campus in this case). However, being allowed to open carry pistol on a campus could be an effective deterrent as long as the owners of the guns take many classes and know what they are doing.

The concealed carry vs. open carry debate is a whole nother thread. But this is what it boils down to. Lets say a shooter wants to take out a few people. He walks into a class, sees noone open carrying, and kills every single one of them. Or maybe he sees a person or two carrying a gun, they will be the first two people he will take out.

VS. a gunman walking into a class and looking around, seeing no guns, and starts to shoot. One person with a concealed weapon is able to get the jump on him and only a few lives are lost compared to many.

As far as younger people not being trusted with weaponry, what would you consider younger? I would consider anyone old enough to get a concealed weapons license old enough.

And another thing about open vs. concealed carry. You dont have to get a license to open carry, for concealed carry, you have to go to an 8 hour class (In my state) and take a shooting proficiency test. Then you have to send your fingerprints, a photo, documents, etc to the state police and they have to issue you a license. Compared to open carry where anyone who is 21 and can own a gun can do it with ni training whatsoever.

You HAVE to be 21 to carry a weapon concealed or open. (In Louisiana and most states). So the young people not being allowed to carry guns is already taken care of.