The recent events at Virginia Tech have horrified the nation. The day saw 32 students murdered in cold blood. Another 21 students were wounded in this heinous act. Unfortunately, many gun control advocates are using this rampage as a reason to have more laws preventing Joe-citizen from possessing a weapon for self defense.
The Virginia Assembly had considered a law that would allow law-abiding individuals to carry weapons on the campuses of state schools, which would include Virginia Tech. The bill was killed and the powers-that-be at Virginia Tech praised the defeat: "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."
Maybe they all felt safe, but in reality they were not any safer. On the contrary, everyone on the campus was even more vulnerable to an attack like the one that happened earlier this week. Just because the school says "no guns" doesn't mean that a criminal person will not bring a gun.
Dr. John Lott, author of More Guns, Less Crime, is the author of the largest study of gun control laws ever. He concluded that mass public shooting almost never occur in areas with more lax gun laws.
A perfect example of how guns save lives is available right here in New Hampshire. A disgruntled club patron, who was ejected from the club, returned with a pistol. He was ready to shoot the bouncers that threw him out. After the man shot a few rounds, an innocent bystander pulled out his concealed handgun and shot the criminal twice. If it weren't for that man with a gun, there could have been more people shot.
If students and faculty were allowed to defend themselves with weapons, maybe this whole tragedy could have been avoided. But we will never know.
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