armed citizen

I watched 60 minutes tonight and this article has pessed me off at Diane yet again.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/09/60minutes/main4931769.shtml

She wants to close the so called Gun Show Loop Hole in the law saying that background checks are needed on gun purchases. But I am forced to agree with Phillip Van Cleave on this point.


Philip Van Cleave says the ban on guns on college campuses should be lifted. "If just one student 21 or older had a permit and had been armed that day - I mean the first time a police officer showed up, they didn't even fire a shot. He saw the police coming, he killed himself. It was over. The first time somebody would've been able to show him resistance, it would've stopped him. I'm convinced he would've killed himself and probably saved a whole bunch of lives at that point."

Imagine if an armed citizen had seen what was happening to Ms Santu. One shot and a victim would have been saved, and no doubt would remain in the guilt or innocence of Ms Hollingsworth. But I am a little in agreement with Admiral Bob here. "An armed society is a polite society". When I am afraid to make eye contact with a neighboring car because its a sign of aggression and they might be armed and I am not. Something needs to change. I lived in Arizona in my late teens and early twenties and open carry was 100% legal. I even shook Reagan's hand in full view of secret service with a .45 on my hip. I was careful to make sure they knew it was there and kept my hand in view and slow at all times. Just because I carried a gun did not mean I was stupid. Very few violent crimes were commited in AZ while CA with its totalitarian gun carrying rules was rife with violent crime. A incident in point was the kidnap, rape and murder of Victoria Santiago. That occured several blocks from where I was drinking beer at 18 years old and the cops came and checked the basement. A armed citizen would have stopped it dead in his tracks.