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Gun Control & RKBA

friendly_iconoclast

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9. That's a lot of words to say "I have no empirical evidence against CCW in colleges, I just...

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 13, 2015, 07:08 PM

Nov 2015

...somehow *know* it's a bad idea."

That's what's known as Colonism, as described by the late great Terry Pratchett:

"Sergeant Colon had a broad education. He´d been to the school of My Dad Always Said, the College of It Stands to Reason, and was now a postgraduate student at the University of What Some Bloke In the Pub Told Me."

Jingo, Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to Texas. Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #1

Perhaps you can show us where this has been a problem at other colleges? friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #2

If I held up an incident where a classroom full of armed students.... Buzz Clik Nov 2015 #7

That's a lot of words to say "I have no empirical evidence against CCW in colleges, I just... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #9

So why hasn't this been a problem at the other states that allow GGJohn Nov 2015 #3

I can't see a reason to suggest... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #4

Keep it in the news... virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #5

Perhaps you missed my question? GGJohn Nov 2015 #6

Our esteemed "calculus" professor rarely has an answer Lurks Often Nov 2015 #8