An interesting story... Found through facebook.

[Tru3Flight91]

Here's an interesting article I found online. Meriden Gun Shop -- Meriden, Kansas

Thought y'all might enjoy reading this.

 

[wtfd661]

Thanks for posting.

 

[edsinger]

for posting, folks if you haven't read it before. Read it.

 

[Bluedragon]

rep thanks for posting!

 

[Tru3Flight91]

All,

Not a problem, I thought it was a fascinating read. It was off of the Students for Concealed Carry on Campus Facebook Group. Huge supporter of this group i must say...

 

[SMiller]

Great article, it all goes to situation awareness and a need to carry, better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it!

 

[Tru3Flight91]

Great article, it all goes to situation awareness and a need to carry, better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it!

Amen to that friend. Virginia Tech was a very harrowing experience for many people. If there had been ONE student/teacher/staff member with a weapon much of the massacre probably wouldn't have happened. This article provides us with the facts. And the facts point to one conclusion it is better to have a gun than not to have one.

 

[bigiron]

good read. i'd love to see it the mainstream media.

 

[HandK]

Nice find, thanks for posting.

 

[Dough Boy 1911]

Good read. Thanks for posting.

 

[HICKMAN]

thanks!

 

[Tru3Flight91]

Not a problem friend.

 

[SavageEagle]

I remember reading about this. It took 3 days of searching for the original story, but in the original I did say that the assailant was brought down by two students with guns. Good read though. Thanks for posting.

 

[GSquared]

Great article!!

 

[Jubba]

Great article, thanks for posting.

 

[Z-Glock23]

Rep!! Thanks for the good post! That was a goo article.

 

[herby31]

a good read. as a college student, it makes me wish the rules were different. seems people would be less tempted to shoot the place up.

 

[Tru3Flight91]

a good read. as a college student, it makes me wish the rules were different. seems people would be less tempted to shoot the place up.

I couldn't agree with you more, there's little sense at all in limiting CC rights on a college campus. It's not a legal issue either, just university discretion.

I should be able to carry my gun wherever it's legal for me to do so and in my mind a college campus should be one of those places. I'm more likely to get shot at a University than I am at a Taco Bell. Just sayin'

 

[dross]

I have read, but I don't remember where, so I can't back it up, that it is actuall POLICY for some media that they don't report civilians stopping crime with a firearm. Supposedly because they don't want to encourage "vigilantiism."

 

[mk2ja]

I hadn't heard of the incident at the Appalachian School of Law at all, so I did some quick Googling to learn more about it. There are apparently a couple versions of the story even among the eye witnesses. (This is not uncommon, really, as people see the same things differently from different vantage points or something like that.)

The Wikipedia page includes both eyewitness accounts and appears to be well documented.
Appalachian School of Law shooting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If the media had even mentioned that two students had been armed, they probably also would have pointed out that they were both LEO. The third guy, who tackled the shooter, was not only LEO but also had a Marine background. I am surprised the media reports didn't focus on that aspect more: that the students who brought down the shooter were all three trained LEO/MIL. The media often has an attitude of "Leave it to those who have been trained for it" and encourages the public to simply cower in fear and hope the BG just decides not to shoot them.