I guess we’ve learned nothing from the tragic murder of defenseless college students attending VA Tech. Well, nothing the people from the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Group want us to remember.
The entire article can be found here, but this is the part I find dumbfounding:
“You don’t like the fact that you can’t have a gun on your college campus? Drop out of school,” said Peter Hamm, a spokesman for the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
When someone pulls out a gun and starts firing in a crowded environment, it’s more likely that additional victims will be harmed, Hamm said.
“Let’s be grateful that those holsters are empty,” he said.
Isn’t that mature? If you don’t like being stripped of your 2nd Amendment rights, drop out of school. Wouldn’t the Brady Bunch just love that? Only Libtards are welcome at universities now. Only in your wild and wacky dreams Mr. Hamm.
The practicality of students being able to carry their concealed weapons on campus was hashed out at the time of the VA Tech murderous rampage. Apparently the Brady Bunch believes that American citizens are ready to just duck and cover again. Not so much with the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Group:
College students across the country have been strapping empty holsters around their waists this week to protest laws that prohibit concealed weapons on campus, citing concerns over campus shootings.
“People who would otherwise be able to defend themselves are left defenseless when on campus,” said Ethan Bratt, a graduate student wearing an empty holster this week on the campus of Seattle Pacific University.
Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a group of college students, parents and citizens who organized after the deadly shootings at Virginia Tech University in April, launched the protest.
Tammi,
I read somewhere recently (I wish I could remember where) something along the lines of: “Mass murderers must not be able to read, otherwise why would they keep taking guns into all those ‘gun free zones?’”
Pregnant? Can’t be knocked up and attend class? Don’t abort: drop out of school!
I live for the day when some progressive Leftist takes all of their freakin Second Amendment crap and applies it to abortion. See, gun ownership is actually in the Constitution, unlike the unenumerated, penumbral right to suction the brains out of your child because swollen ankles are so last week, and, besides, you can’t remember which BMOC might be the baby-daddy.
Worried about human life and reckless action? Fan-freakin tastic. Let’s start by limiting the number of abortions women can have, mandating counseling periods, mandating fitness examinations before receiving state-funded contraceptives - oh, yeah, and charge for regulating abortion, instead of funding it.
Sorry for the rant.
Only if you are a pansywaist liberal who doesn’t know that the point of the exercise is to hit the wanna-be mass murderer, not the cute girl who sits next to you in macroeconomics.
Oh, wait, I forgot: the gunman is a victim, too. Heaven forbid a hair on his precious head should be harmed. /sarcasm
Our university actually sent an email out to faculty so we wouldn’t be scared. HA!
Hey Bridget,
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times … your rants are always welcome at Sunflower Desert!
However, if any of those little libtard trolls that comment on your blog come over, the invitation gets rescinded. 
Yes, the leftards are just full of it. Excellent point that we can actually find the right to keep and bear arms in the Constitution and the left is against it, but ohhhh …. with abortion, they just pull that garbage out of their butts and demand that everyone tolerate it. Well, they can just cram it.
Swollen ankles are so last week … lol
Oh, I should be clear .. the invitation of your rants will never be rescinded! Only the rants of libtard trolls.
Hi John,
I guess that’s fairly practical of them. We all know how scary empty holsters can be. In reality, if college students are granted their 2nd Amendment Rights, or professors for that matter, it’ll be no major drama as the weapons will be concealed. No one will know who it is that might save their life during a time of emergency.
The bad guys are the ones running around shooting people randomly. The good guys are the ones, taking out the bad guys. Not that tough of a concept, though leftards do struggle with it.
Hi Sam,
I almost forgot about you up there! I’m thinking you might be on to something … literacy classes for would be mass murderers?
Well, I think it’s the “bad” and “good” parts they have trouble with. That implies a morality that you are imposing on them.
The “taking out the bad guys” is a tough one, too, which implies that people ought to be responsible for their actions. Bullets aren’t consequences.
The “guys” part is bad, too. See, when men shoot people in anger, it’s the patriarchy asserting its continued dominance. When men shoot back, they are being tough, macho, and not getting at the emotional issues. Why not just see “Die Hard” and the related chauvanism and call it a day?
See, Tammi, in one sentence, you’ve committed three Thought Crimes.(TM) I think the word “are” is the only unoffensive part of that sentence.
/sarcasm
What kills me (pun intended) is that these are the people who believe in Darwin. Survival of the fittest, and all. Now, if a little oyster decided to leave its shell and hang out in the water, it would be fair game for whatever hungry seagull was in the world. We get this. When gerbils kill their young, we can’t let them be alone with their young. Their genes also don’t get passed along for very long. Somehow, this is all okay for the animal world, but heaven forbid we as humans try to protect ourselves and our young against predators.
Hi Tammi - great post, comments and cartoon!
The trolls are back. In2theFray is helping with the latest.
Apparently, Christians have to support universal health care. It’s in the Bible, apparently. See, I thought the parts of the Bible that told you to support your family (no matter what), to not make them wards of other people, and to not be a debtor meant that socialism is BAD, but, apparently, we’re all supposed to watch out for our fellow man… with our tax dollars.
Funny how watching out for our fellow man always comes with a price tag. I mean, if someone wanted me to stand in the mall and give out hugs to help humankind, I would. I just don’t understand the constant connection between “Christian duty” (or atheist duty, in my case, although I don’t think the trolls can tell the difference) and my wallet.
Rant over… thanks, I needed that. When are you going to resurrect comment of the week?
Hi Neil,
Thanks for stopping in! Hope all is going fantastic for you and your family.
Hi Bridget,
Ugh! Christians and socialism … will the fun never end? Actually, I’ve sort of started a post on that topic, but haven’t had the time or full inspiration to get it finished. I’m actually kind of torn on what I should call it. My first impulse is Christians Shouldn’t be This Stupid, but that sounds kind of mean. The other title I’m contemplating is Christian Democrats; an Oxymoron. That too, sounds kind of snarky. So, I truly am working on it.
I’ve actually been working quite a few hours in order to build some comp time for when Tieki Rae comes home in 47 days, but who’s counting?
Last week I put in 50 hours, which hasn’t left me time to blog like I enjoy. Not to mention, working people need to work hard because millions on welfare depend on us.
Thanks for stopping in — I’ll try and get over to your place with some troll repellent when I get the chance.
Oh … comment of the week! I’ve been such a lazy blogging bum but I really miss it and need to resurrect it ASAP.
(Laughing) I think she’s counting, too.
“Christian Duty Does Not Mandate Socialism,” or something similar, might work.
“I Missed the Part of the Bible Where God Said that HillaryCare is an Essential Part of His Plan.”
“Isn’t it Cute When Liberals Pretend to Read the Bible?”
Thanks for the suggestions.
Maybe I should hold a contest to name my post? I could send the winner one of Ted’s home made oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Lol, I remember when Ted tried to mail cookies to Tieki at college and by the time they made it to NY, it was a zip lock back full of crumbs. We bubble wrapped and everything! Freshman year memories … those were the days.
You’re welcome.
I think the trick is to put paper towels between each layer of the cookies, so they don’t smash into each other.
I’ll take a chocolate chip cookie, if you feel the need to adopt students.
One more:
“‘Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother’ Does not Mean ‘Foist Them on the Government Dole,’ You Godless Nimwit.”