Students at Catholic University vote to allow guns on campus
Via Susan Svrluga at The Washington Post
Catholic University student leaders want students to be able to carry guns on campus.
“A resolution in support of student carry” easily passed the school’s student government, the Student Association General Assembly, with a 16 to 11 vote.
That surprised one of the bill’s sponsors, Matt Hanrahan, a junior majoring in politics. “The gun debate in this country is very polarizing,” he said, “and it’s even more polarizing to talk about firearms on campus.”
He said he doesn’t expect to see students carrying any time soon. “I don’t think the administration will go for it, and D.C. has issued very few permits. But it starts a conversation about safety on campus.”
There has been a surge of interest in gun ownership and firing ranges among some college students on campuses nationwide in recent years.
But the university administration is not interested in furthering the student government vote.
After tragedies like the Virginia Tech and Sandy Hook shootings I half expected Nerf guns to require a permit.
Many were concerned that carrying would be demonized to the point of no return, when in reality both could have been stopped by an armed good guy.
It is encouraging to see members of the college generation actively fighting for their rights to protect themselves.
Being able to carry a firearm on campus is definitely in the future, it will simply take more efforts like those of the students of Catholic University.
