John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime", coming to ATX

[A-R]

The event is open to everyone. The School of Law is being bureaucratic and have been throughout the process. We will also be selling Students for Concealed Carry on Campus t-shirts for $10. Also there will be pizza.



Thanks everyone for their support.

I think it is great that the talk is being held in a "gun free zone". The college is allowing the event. This is another step in the right direction. More and more colleges are allowing more and more gun related activities such as the classroom portion of the CHL class and gun clubs. The more the message is heard on campus the more support generated for Campus Carry.

We hosted a CHL class on campus last semester and had 60 students and faculty members take the class. We are going to do it again next spring right when the Legislative session opens. If anyone has taken a class with a CHL Instructor named Michael Cargill, please thank him for all the support he's given us.

I saw those same shirts in Aggie Maroon in another thread. I guess each chapter is selling shirt's in its own school's colors? I'd love to have one of those (do they come in XXXL so I can conceal my gun under them?


Of course, if I wear one in burnt orange my Aggie wife will shoot me .... who would I contact to get one in Aggie maroon or better yet UH red?

[Codename46]

BREAKING NEWS

The event will still be hosted tonight. Room has been changed to the Brave New Books conference room. 1904 Guadalupe Street. It is off-campus. You can carry. Same time (6PM).

[A-R]

BREAKING NEWS

The event will still be hosted tonight. Room has been changed to the Brave New Books conference room. 1904 Guadalupe Street. It is off-campus. You can carry. Same time (6PM).

OUTSTANDING! I think I might actually stop by now.

[A-R]

I just google mapped this location ... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 4&t=h&z=17" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Awfully close to PCL where this shooting took place, I assume there will be no problem accessing this area at 6 pm? Or do y'all know that for sure yet?

[Codename46]

I just google mapped this location ... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source= ... 4&t=h&z=17" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Awfully close to PCL where this shooting took place, I assume there will be no problem accessing this area at 6 pm? Or do y'all know that for sure yet?

BNB has confirmed support for the event tonight.

EDIT: Since the local Federalist Society no longer will fund this (they dropped support for the event tonight) we may not have pizzas. Don't know though. Gonna negotiate with the neighboring Dominos

[skydiver]

Anyone know how big the room is? I would suspect that this is going to draw a lot more attendance after today's events.

[Hoi Polloi]

EDIT: Since the local Federalist Society no longer will fund this (they dropped support for the event tonight) we may not have pizzas. Don't know though. Gonna negotiate with the neighboring Dominos

They just now dropped their support? That's really low.

[Codename46]

EDIT: Since the local Federalist Society no longer will fund this (they dropped support for the event tonight) we may not have pizzas. Don't know though. Gonna negotiate with the neighboring Dominos

They just now dropped their support? That's really low.

The national leadership of the Fed Society wants them to follow through with this, and that's what Dr. Lott wants too. However, local leadership is being skittish. I don't blame them. But we've done way too much logistical planning to cancel this. We're going to host this even if the room is too small. I have my CHL instructor looking for a larger room in a carry area but so far no luck. If any of you can help us out with this I would very much appreciate it. Since we lost support from the local Fed Society all the funding for food/drinks dropped as well, so as of right now I'm planning to pay for Dominoes out of my own pocket.

Anyone know how big the room is? I would suspect that this is going to draw a lot more attendance after today's events.

Unfortunately the room is pretty small. It can fit maybe 40-50. We're going to have to spill everything over to the main bookstore area and get a crapton of chairs.

[Botri]

Is there anyway we can help out and support the group since the support you had lined up bailed? Any chance we could purchase one of those t-shirts to bring in a few dollars?

[Hoi Polloi]

75 people in a venue that is designed for 50 will look way better in the news articles I hope you pursue than 100 in a facility for 500 would look.

What a great angle to pitch to the news crews who are already down there and gun-focused that the Concealed Carry on Campus group is hosting a related talk tonight. I imagine you'd have a few journalists falling over themselves for the piece! Start calling them now! Start with TV crews then move to print then to online.

"I have a great piece to pitch to you in light of the unfortunate UT shooting. The UT Concealed Carry on Campus group has a previously-scheduled speaker tonight presenting on the topic of 'More Guns, Less Crime.' The presenter is an [award-winning, or whatever accolades he has] author who says that [whatever quote he actually says] having more guns on campus would reduce gun crime and that it is the gun-free zone which attracts criminals who want easy and defenseless victims, which they are sure to find in our schools due to the gun-free school zone laws. Due to the ongoing investigation on campus, the talk has been moved to Brave New Books conference room at 1904 Guadalupe Street at 6 PM and the media is welcome to attend. Attendance is [cost--free?]."

[dicion]

75 people in a venue that is designed for 50 will look way better in the news articles I hope you pursue than 100 in a facility for 500 would look.

What a great angle to pitch to the news crews who are already down there and gun-focused that the Concealed Carry on Campus group is hosting a related talk tonight. I imagine you'd have a few journalists falling over themselves for the piece! Start calling them now! Start with TV crews then move to print then to online.

"I have a great piece to pitch to you in light of the unfortunate UT shooting. The UT Concealed Carry on Campus group has a previously-scheduled speaker tonight presenting on the topic of 'More Guns, Less Crime.' The presenter is an [award-winning, or whatever accolades he has] author who says that [whatever quote he actually says] having more guns on campus would reduce gun crime and that it is the gun-free zone which attracts criminals who want easy and defenseless victims, which they are sure to find in our schools due to the gun-free school zone laws. Due to the ongoing investigation on campus, the talk has been moved to Brave New Books conference room at 1904 Guadalupe Street at 6 PM and the media is welcome to attend. Attendance is [cost--free?]."

If I was in Austin, I'd be all over helping out!

We know the antis live by the "Never Waste a Good Crisis" mantra. Being that no one was actually injured (other than the gunman) in today's debacle, this is about as good as a kicking off point as it can get for this!

[Hoi Polloi]

Will someone please find that thread that has people listed by location and then PM all the greater Austin people on it a link to this thread and ask them if they're able to attend the talk to night? Some people might not be logged in and checking the forums, but might get PM notices by email so you'd reach more people that way.

Here's an example you can copy and paste or edit as needed for the PM:

Subject: Help needed in Austin TONIGHT - 6 PM Presentation

The UT Austin Concealed Carry on Campus group has a scheduled presenter tonight: John Lott, author of "More Guns, Less Crime." In case you are unaware, there was a gunman on the UT Austin campus today apparently carrying an AK47. Thankfully, no one was hurt by his random shots. He committed suicide and an investigation is ongoing. The SCCC event has been moved off-campus to Brave New Books conference room at 1904 Guadalupe Street at 6 PM (it is not a posted location so you may carry) and the media is being invited.

Unfortunately, the UT Austin Federalists group dropped their support of the event after today's shooting (despite their larger organization urging them to continue supporting it), which means the Concealed Carry on Campus group really needs our help. If you're able to pitch in for the pizza and drinks the Federalists were supposed to be covering or, more importantly, if you can come down and help them to pack that bookstore to the gills tonight, it would go a long way to helping protect and defend our 2A rights as we head into the next legislative session. We need the public to see that MORE guns on campus would have been a benefit, not a risk in situations like today's and they need to see how MANY of us there are who know this.

Let's help them to protect themselves on campus instead of making themselves easy and defenseless targets! Here's a link to the thread for more info: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=38328&start=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[A-R]

If I make it tonight, I'll pitch in some cash to help out. Really trying/hoping to make it now.

Also I'll do this ... anyone who contributes cash (at least $20?) toward this I'll give them half-price on their next CHL renewal or a new license class. Will have to get with Codename46 to figure out who contributed but will worry about logistics of that later.

[Codename46]

If I make it tonight, I'll pitch in some cash to help out. Really trying/hoping to make it now.

Also I'll do this ... anyone who contributes cash (at least $20?) toward this I'll give them half-price on their next CHL renewal or a new license class. Will have to get with Codename46 to figure out who contributed but will worry about logistics of that later.

Thank you so much for your support!!!!

[Botri]

If anyone has a way I can donate without being there let me know.