House Bill 1224 – Bans magazines with a capacity greater than fifteen rounds. (Passed 34-31)Are they taking stupid pills? Since the "No Gun Zone"s have proven to be not only ineffective, but disastrous, lets make more gun free zones! I heard on the radio that the shooters at Columbine and VTech used ten round magazines, they simply brought a lot of them and reloaded within seconds. And then someone subbing for Michael Savage tonight pointed out that young women are going to be defenseless on their campuses.
House Bill 1226 – Repeals current law allowing individuals with a concealed carry permit to carry a firearm for self-defense on a college or university campus. (Passed 34-31)
Which struck a chord in me since there were several rapes on my own campus during my education there. I took night classes more than once and found it to be a bit nerve wracking to walk across campus alone after dark. The administration's response to the danger? To install free 911 phone boxes with intercoms/speakers rather than handheld receivers outside a couple of buildings. I remember walking by two of these boxes and wondering how they were helpful at all. It seemed like everyone had a cellphone on campus. If you can't use your cellphone to call 911 how are you going to beat your attacker(s) to the emergency intercom? Not all students on a college campus would be old enough to conceal carry, but there are many older students who are legally able. Why should they empower the rapists and assailants and take away the rights of the law abiding citizen to defend themselves and their fellow students-turned-victims???
ETA: It's confirmed, Salazar is an idiot. He thinks the call boxes and whistles and cops' response time will save you if you're being raped. I don't care if he apologizes for offending, he stands by his opinion, which is inexcusable.
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