I came across a very interesting article in the Fairfax Extra section of the DCPost. A student at George Mason Univeristy (my alma mater, twice) wants to overturn the University's ban on concealed weapons. The student, Andrew Dysart, is also a former Marine.
Dysart, who has a concealed carry permit, said he met with GMU administrators who were receptive to forming a club that met university guidelines on official organizations. The administrators were less encouraging about its goals, he said.
"At the same time, I think they're surprised at the number of students I've gotten behind me," said Dysart, 25, of Warrenton. "Talking to people, I get mixed reactions. I get people who support me and people who don't think it's such a good idea."
More interesting is this little tidbit:
George Mason's Board of Visitors reviewed its weapons policy and discovered that its prohibition was unenforceable. Policy No. 56, in effect since 1995, barred faculty, students, staff members, contractors and visitors from carrying firearms, concealed or otherwise.
But a search of board actions found no official action authorizing the total ban, raising questions about whether the ban was enforceable, according to a memo prepared for the board by chief of staff J. Thomas Hennessey Jr. and legal counsel Thomas Moncure. In any case, the university had no authority over visitors who were lawfully permitted to carry firearms.
"Since the current policy is unenforceable, it is prudent that the Board approves a policy as soon as possible that is both enforceable and unequivocal as to who may, and may not, bring weapons on campus," the memo says.
I think that if you can pass all the required tests and are over 21 years old, there is no problem with him. The lesson I took from Virginia Tech is that making college campuses gun free does not protect the, rather it makes them more vunerable to a madman. Somone like Cho was going to get a gun no matter how many laws were on the books--and its clear he went to great lengths as it was--and the gun ban on campuses only made his rampage easier. If a student like Andrew Dysart, a former Marine, can't have a gun to protect himself and his fellow studets and teachers, it leaves us all open to another Virginia Tech.
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