POLL: Should College Students Be Allowed To Carry Guns On Campus?

[robert]

Copy & Paste, please.

http://www.wftv.com/9wantstoknow/index.html

[robert]

Students with the Knights Rifle Association told Eyewitness News they want to be able to protect themselves in case a Virginia Tech-like massacre happens at UCF.

The UCF students are participating in a nationwide protest all week. They're carrying empty holsters to show that they could be a target if someone walked on campus and started shooting. They said it shouldn't be illegal to carry guns on campus, as long as you have a permit.

The students say police can only do so much and they say shootings at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois proved that.

""Say a psychopath comes on with a gun and he's just looking to kill people then kill himself. Well, if he's here and nobody else around has a gun, he has at least 50 targets just sitting here waiting for them," said UCF student Bryant Lambe. "Can you look around? Show me a police officer."

Currently, Utah is the only state that allows concealed weapons on campus.

In 1966, a University of Texas professor used his deer rifle to help police take down a sniper who stood on the clock tower and killed several people, even a police officer who tried to keep students safe.

"We're talking about a few seconds here that matter. I'd much rather have a responsible student in the classroom that's armed," UCF student Mark Danielle said.

Students plan to wear holsters all week in protest.

"I don't think that a gun equates to safety on campus, especially in the hands of a student," UCF student Heather Kuhla.

In a statement released to Eyewitness News by UCF officials the school said, "Our stance is that we don't want guns on campus. Protecting the campus should be left up to police."

"Our stance is that we don't want guns on campus. Protecting the campus should be left up to police."

Just wonderful:rolleyes5:

[ReyFufuRulesAll]

Yes 499 68%
No 236 32%