My main thought about 2013 campus carry is to frame it more in terms of deterrence/prevention of general violent crime, both on an off campus, versus focusing on the mass shooting/Va Tech scenario. The other side appeared to be successful in framing the issue as "making the campus safer" and pointing out that mass shootings are rare. The point is to make individuals safer (or at least give them the choice). The "campus" is just a geographical abstraction.
To that end, I think it would be useful to compile violent crime statistics in college towns (in and AROUND campuses).
P.S. How many of you went to the range yesterday or today for therapy? Yesterday I shot a brick of .22LR through my SP101 and felt a lot better. And it wasn't bad shooting, I might add.
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- Sat May 21, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: HB 3639 - SB 1581
- Replies: 383
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- Mon May 16, 2011 9:13 am
- Forum: 2011 Texas Legislative Session
- Topic: HB 3639 - SB 1581
- Replies: 383
- Views: 87171
Re: HB 3639 - SB 1581
Speaker Straus, since a super majority of House members supported HB 750, I judge that it is the will of the House that campus carry passes this session. The campus carry provisions are currently in SB 1581. When SB 1581 comes up, it may come to you to rule on points of order related to retaining or stripping out the campus carry provisions. I respectfully ask that you rule in favor of retaining those provisions. I am asking this as a citizen, voter, university faculty member, and CHL holder. The campus carry provisions simply extend the longstanding, successful Texas CHL law.