Why in the world would Students need to have a gun on Campus for self defense?

Unable to carry a firearm for protection while on campus, concealed-carry permit holder Amanda Collins was brutally raped. Today, her fight to save other women from a similar fate is helping her along the road to healing.

http://www.nrapublications.org/index.php/11168/a-fighting-chance/

What if our Pilots had been armed on 9/11?

The short answer: There’s a good chance the World Trade Centers would still be standing and thousands of Americans who died that day would still be alive. Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/27/congressman-chip-cravaack-what-if-our-pilots-had-been-armed-on-911/#ixzz1oigmsoT4

Gun Free Zone

It is NOT a "gun free zone" unless you have metal detectors and armed security making sure no guns enter the place. Otherwise, it's a place where innocent people will end up defenseless with a nutjob being the only one with a gun. How is this hard to understand?

Colorado: Permitted Students Can Carry On Campus

Supreme Court affirms that CU students with permits can carry concealed guns on campus. Finally, a decision that makes sense. Citizens have a right to defend themselves. Period. http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20104814

Virginia Tech Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of two Virginia Tech students killed during a campus rampage nearly five years ago is under way. They feel the college did not respond fast enough in notifying the rest of the campus after the first two victims were shot & killed in a dorm. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/05/virginia-tech-shooting-lawsuit-heading-to-trial/#ixzz1oINAtp5w

32 people were murdered that day by one sick (non-permitted) gunman. How many lives could have been saved if law abiding adults who have passed a background check, had their fingerprints taken & passed state certified training had been allowed to carry for self defense? When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. The sicko could have been stopped long before the police arrived.

Maryland moves from "May Issue" to "Shall Issue" State

Maryland residents do not have to provide a "good and substantial reason" to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state's requirements for getting a permit.Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/03/05/federal-judge-rules-maryland-gun-permit-law-unconstitutional/#ixzz1oIMPHWnA