Guns, guns, and more guns...

My hatred of guns led me to a post by Lura C., who touched on the same bill that I spoke of in my last entry.

I agree with your opinion, Lura, that the bill should not be passed, however, I'm one of those people that dislikes guns to begin with.

I'm not even sure where my dislike stems from, I just think they are needless, and people should not even need them to "protect" themselves. I know this is in my own little dream world where idiots who misuse weapons don't exist, and in the real world those people do exist; however, I still fail to see how more guns create a better environment.

You bring up some valid reasoning for why this should not go through, something that I didn't think of; the amount of alcohol consumed on campuses. What would happen if someone were to become intoxicated and decided to bring out their handy gun? Sure, it would be an accident, but perhaps that person would not have decided to bring their weapon if it were still against the law.

Someone brought up the fact that people apparently already bring guns on campuses, so what does it matter if they passed the bill. Just because people are already doing something, doesn't mean it's okay to go ahead and make it legal. People do illegal things all the time, and when caught, they face the consequences of their actions. Those who currently choose to carry weapons in places where it isn't permitted do so knowing that they could possibly be caught. If the legality were to change, you then have more people who previously did not want to risk the chance of breaking the law, along with those who already carried the weapon.

The thought of people carrying around lethal weapons on campuses makes me very uncomfortable. Hopefully the bill does not make it any further, but it doesn't look like that is the case.