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Originally Posted by mirevolver
I beleive that if people were allowed to carry guns instead of having a "gun free zone," somebody else might have had a gun and put a bullet in this shooter's head before the death toll hit 32.
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Maybe, maybe not. It's impossible to tell. Most college students living and studying in a small town are more worried about grades, relationships and the continuation of the good time than the threat of firearm violence to their immediate safety. Those going to school in larger cities may place a higher value on it, but only because the chances are higher of an incident.
That said, no one anywhere ever predicted this kind of thing. One of my coworkers who lives in the suburbs is licensed to carry a gun (long story). He and I talked about this today, and he pointed out that security in our building is a joke. They're there to deter theives, not mass murderers. He's not about to start carrying his gun to work because "something may happen". If there's a reasonable threat he will, but he thinks that it's too much of a pain to carry it, despite his right to do so.
And that, I think, is the much more likely outcome if guns had been allowed on campus.