Well, there's a least one good argument for more guns on campus!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:46 AM, Dan Carscallen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">areaman@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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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"<br>
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On Mar 11, 2011, at 5:35, "Tom Hansen" <<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> I have recorded both days of testimony that took place before the House<br>
> State Affairs Committee.<br>
><br>
> If interested, I will edit out those portions concerning the Moscow incident.<br>
><br>
> The testimony, referred to by Lynn McCollough), was presented by a UI<br>
> professor who also claimed to have been a long-time member of the San Luis<br>
> Obispo (California) Police Department and life member of the NRA. He went<br>
> on to strongly encourage passage of House Bill 222.<br>
><br>
> There was also another interesting item of testimony related to the Boise<br>
> State campus. It seems that there are transients that spend a<br>
> considerable amount of time on the BSU campus. I don't recall if it was<br>
> said whether or not these transients "live" on the BSU campus or not. The<br>
> person presenting the testimony went on to state that many of these<br>
> transients are mentally imbalanced and armed and, as such, the students<br>
> should be permitted to carry firearms on campus for protection.<br>
><br>
> Thoughts?<br>
><br>
> Tom Hansen<br>
> Moscow, Idaho<br>
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> On Thu, March 10, 2011 11:15 pm, Saundra Lund wrote:<br>
>> Hi Lynn,<br>
>><br>
>> Huh -- I don't know anything about it and am as curious as you are to know<br>
>> more.<br>
>><br>
>> I can't fathom why he'd be suing the University of Idaho since he lived<br>
>> off-campus and the Jason Hamilton shooting took place off campus. Maybe<br>
>> he's suing the UI for a refund of fees paid for that semester?<br>
>><br>
>> I can't help but editorialize: yet *another* example to defeat the<br>
>> rationale (and I use the term loosely) of gun nuts. Having a gun didn't<br>
>> do<br>
>> Husmann a bit of good other than to give him a false sense of confidence<br>
>> to<br>
>> think that a civilian voluntarily entering a gun battle was a smart thing<br>
>> to<br>
>> do.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Saundra Lund<br>
>> Moscow, ID<br>
>><br>
>> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do<br>
>> nothing.<br>
>> ~ Edmund Burke<br>
>><br>
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>> plus<br>
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>> -----Original Message-----<br>
>> From: <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>]<br>
>> On Behalf Of Lynn McCollough<br>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:17 PM<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>
>> Subject: [Vision2020] House Bill 222 - Weapons on campus<br>
>><br>
>> The following is a quote from today's Boise Weekly:<br>
>><br>
>> "Marty Peterson, assistant to the president of the University of Idaho,<br>
>> talked about a 2007 incident when a sniper terrorized the community of<br>
>> Moscow.<br>
>><br>
>> "We had a U of I student grab his .45 caliber pistol and head toward the<br>
>> sniper," said Peterson. "The sniper proceeded to fire 31 rounds at the<br>
>> student, hitting him with three bullets. Fortunately he lived, but that<br>
>> student is now suing the university."<br>
>><br>
>> Is the person who grabbed their .45 really suing the U of I? I had not<br>
>> heard<br>
>> of this action resulting from that tragic incident. I do not understand<br>
>> how<br>
>> anyone could possibly include the University as having something to defend<br>
>> re. this tragedy of domestic violence escalating horrifically. Does anyone<br>
>> know more about this?<br>
>> Lynn<br>
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