Re: University of Washington PL/SQL Programming Class

Schools would be safer if trained, capable citizens were allowed to use their CCWs- attacks from idiots like the guy in Tucson would be stopped immediately, rather than waiting 15 minutes or so for the police to arrive.

~j

Cypherpunk_at_nyc.rr.com wrote:

> ----
>
> What a great campus, full of gun nutters!
>
> Campus security will let you carry your gun into school
> in violation of University policy! Wink wink!
>
> [ CCW = Conceal Carry Weapon permit ]
>
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=guard++campus+author:mary+author:woods&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=gK4n9.36632%24dp1.85733%40rwcrnsc52.ops.asp.att.net&rnum=1
> #
> # From: Mary Woods (jaunos_at_attbi.com)
> # Subject: Re: A Handgun Is A Girl's Best Friend
> # Newsgroups: co.general, talk.politics.guns
> # Date: 2002-10-03 16:51:41 PST
> #
> # "Melissa in Colorado" <melissa_at_dimensional.com> wrote:
> # > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/columnists/s_94655.html
> #
> # Good article. I agree, women and men both should have the option
> # to carry on campus if they so choose. I ran into an interesting
> # one while attending Washington State University branch campus.
> #
> # I approached the campus security about carrying concealed on
> # campus since I have a CCW. I was told that it was against school
> # policy to have firearms on campus, however the director told
> # me if you don't tell neither will I.
> #
> # For 2 and 1/2 years, while completing my degree, I carried on
> # campus.
> #
> # Nobody knew and I felt safer, especially when I had night classes
> # and didn't leave the campus until 8:30 or 9:00 at night, in the
> # dark.
> #
> # There was only one time where I felt threatened and I had my
> # firearm ready to pull from my bag. It later turned out that
> # the man in the parking lot was a security guard from campus who
> # had gotten a report of a car prowler and was checking the area
> # of the parking lot where my car was parked. In the semi-darkness
> # of the lot and the fog, I wasn't able to immediately identify
> # him. Just being cautious.
>
> BANG BANG! Oops!
Received on Thu Oct 31 2002 - 20:59:41 CST