When May I Shoot a Student?---A must-read masterpiece of weaponized snark.

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76. There are also obvious differences between football stadiums and airports and universities.

Namely, security. I have no problem being unarmed at an airport because I know everyone else around me had to go through a metal detector. Universities... not so much. Someone has to be responsible for my security. In the vast majority of cases that person is me, in a few cases (airports, secured government buildings, etc.) it is someone I trust to provide that security. Unfortunately, college campuses are not one of those places.

I believe private universities should have the right to ask their students to disarm as a stipulation of their enrollment. Just like a business should be able to require patrons to disarm before entering their premises. Public universities are a different matter. Unless the university leadership and police are willing to take responsibility for each and every students safety, I don't believe they have the right to determine how individuals choose to provide for that safety. Remember, someone HAS to be responsible for my safety. If the university won't allow me to be responsible, then they have to assume that responsibility.

Perhaps a compromise would be a law that requires universities to accept liability for every violent act that they fail to prevent on their campus. This should be true of any jurisdiction that denies its citizens the right to determine for themselves what measure of preparation is necessary for their safety.