tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post9109002544982374824..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Campus Killer and the Carnival of DeathSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60339330318029352562007-04-19T13:24:00.000-04:002007-04-19T13:24:00.000-04:00You just can't put your head around that making th...You just can't put your head around that making the campus gunfree, they made it unsafe. Fact: If someone had a gun in one of those classes the shooter could have been stopped. As for your epidemic of rage killing and accidents when more people are armed,<BR/>the facts show that not to be the case, what lame reasoning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-25166016256635524612007-04-19T12:19:00.000-04:002007-04-19T12:19:00.000-04:00anon - and what about all the other shootings that...anon - and what about all the other shootings that happen by accident (or on purpose in the heat of the moment) because everyone's armed? They might just happen in 1's and 2's, but I'm sure that after a few years they'd exceed the 33 killed on Monday.<BR/><BR/>Arming everyone to the teeth isn't the answer. Keeping guns out of the hands of maniacs might be helpful, thoughJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458917081261136618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17801670727156082052007-04-18T22:19:00.000-04:002007-04-18T22:19:00.000-04:00If some students and faculty members had access to...If some students and faculty members had access to guns during the attack, there's a good chance they could have cut it short. According to witnesses, the killer -- identified by police as Cho Seung-Hui, a senior studying English -- took his time and paused repeatedly for a minute or so to reload.<BR/><BR/>In shootings at other schools, armed students or employees have restrained gunmen, possibly preventing additional murders. Four years ago at Appalachian Law School in Grundy, Va., a man who had killed the dean, a professor and a student was subdued by two students who ran to their cars and grabbed their guns. In 1997 an assistant principal at a public high school in Pearl, Miss., likewise retrieved a handgun from his car and used it to apprehend a student who had killed three people.<BR/><BR/>Not only can guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens save lives in situations like these; they may even make such situations less likely. It may seem implausible that the possibility of armed victims would deter a seemingly irrational, suicidal attacker such as Cho, who ended his attack by shooting himself in the head. But even a gunman who expects to die during an attack does not want to be stopped before he can carry out his homicidal mission.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-12317461975839483992007-04-18T14:37:00.000-04:002007-04-18T14:37:00.000-04:00Once we stop pretending we can "prevent this from ...Once we stop pretending we can "prevent this from ever happening again", and instead realize that we must be vigilant and prepared to deal with its inevitability, we will be in a position to develop responses and policies that might actually make a difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50953456296847352892007-04-18T12:45:00.000-04:002007-04-18T12:45:00.000-04:00Apparently Fred Phelps and his incestuous klan wil...Apparently Fred Phelps and his incestuous klan will be protesting at the funerals, and probably calling for laws to allow more people to carry guns, making racist comments, and the rest of their usual trash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-52026136118722691342007-04-18T02:13:00.000-04:002007-04-18T02:13:00.000-04:00And unfortunately, there will be a next one. As l...And unfortunately, there will be a next one. As long as any joe blow can walk into a gun shop and walk out with a semi-automatic handgun the madness isn't about to stop.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09458917081261136618noreply@blogger.com