Wednesday’s editorial concerning weapons on campus and the UT incident presented a very biased opinion of guns on campus. The article makes a big point of stating that Tooley broke no laws while carrying his AK-47 until he actually fired it. If a man is bent on making a scene, do the editors of the Battalion really think that he is going to stop and consider the laws first? I am a former sergeant in the Marine Corps and a concealed handgun licensee. If a madman was on our campus and I was allowed to defend myself and those around me I would think the editors might feel safer knowing their lives are a little more protected with me in the room. The article also speaks of the desire to preserve rights. What about the right to life? You have only those rights you can defend. Let students have the right to defend their lives.
From Charles Hollingsworth
September 30, 2010
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