[Vision2020] House Bill 222 - Weapons on campus

[Joe Campbell]

Well, there's a least one good argument for more guns on campus!

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:46 AM, Dan Carscallen <areaman at moscow.com> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> After the recent article concerning the criminal element on some college
> football teams, one can only assume those "transients" are what we would
> refer to as "donkey state football players"
>
> DC
>
> On Mar 11, 2011, at 5:35, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> > I have recorded both days of testimony that took place before the House
> > State Affairs Committee.
> >
> > If interested, I will edit out those portions concerning the Moscow
> incident.
> >
> > The testimony, referred to by Lynn McCollough), was presented by a UI
> > professor who also claimed to have been a long-time member of the San
> Luis
> > Obispo (California) Police Department and life member of the NRA.  He
> went
> > on to strongly encourage passage of House Bill 222.
> >
> > There was also another interesting item of testimony related to the Boise
> > State campus.  It seems that there are transients that spend a
> > considerable amount of time on the BSU campus.  I don't recall if it was
> > said whether or not these transients "live" on the BSU campus or not.
>  The
> > person presenting the testimony went on to state that many of these
> > transients are mentally imbalanced and armed and, as such, the students
> > should be permitted to carry firearms on campus for protection.
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Tom Hansen
> > Moscow, Idaho
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, March 10, 2011 11:15 pm, Saundra Lund wrote:
> >> Hi Lynn,
> >>
> >> Huh -- I don't know anything about it and am as curious as you are to
> know
> >> more.
> >>
> >> I can't fathom why he'd be suing the University of Idaho since he lived
> >> off-campus and the Jason Hamilton shooting took place off campus.  Maybe
> >> he's suing the UI for a refund of fees paid for that semester?
> >>
> >> I can't help but editorialize:  yet *another* example to defeat the
> >> rationale (and I use the term loosely) of gun nuts.  Having a gun didn't
> >> do
> >> Husmann a bit of good other than to give him a false sense of confidence
> >> to
> >> think that a civilian voluntarily entering a gun battle was a smart
> thing
> >> to
> >> do.
> >>
> >>
> >> Saundra Lund
> >> Moscow, ID
> >>
> >> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to
> do
> >> nothing.
> >> ~ Edmund Burke
> >>
> >> ***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2011 through life
> >> plus
> >> 70 years, Saundra Lund.  Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce
> >> outside
> >> the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the
> >> author.*****
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:
> vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> >> On Behalf Of Lynn McCollough
> >> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:17 PM
> >> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> >> Subject: [Vision2020] House Bill 222 - Weapons on campus
> >>
> >> The following is a quote from today's Boise Weekly:
> >>
> >> "Marty Peterson, assistant to the president of the University of Idaho,
> >> talked about a 2007 incident when a sniper terrorized the community of
> >> Moscow.
> >>
> >> "We had a U of I student grab his .45 caliber pistol and head toward the
> >> sniper," said Peterson. "The sniper proceeded to fire 31 rounds at the
> >> student, hitting him with three bullets. Fortunately he lived, but that
> >> student is now suing the university."
> >>
> >> Is the person who grabbed their .45 really suing the U of I? I had not
> >> heard
> >> of this action resulting from that tragic incident. I do not understand
> >> how
> >> anyone could possibly include the University as having something to
> defend
> >> re. this tragedy of domestic violence escalating horrifically. Does
> anyone
> >> know more about this?
> >> Lynn
> >>
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> >
> > "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
> change
> > and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> >
> > - Unknown
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