University of Nevada Regents Propose CCW for Profs

[idahoccw]

Looks like Nevada Universities are finally providing teachers the oppurtunituy to protect themselves and their students. I wonder if this might be the beginning of a trend . . .

"The regents are expected to vote on a proposal to grant Nevada colleges and universities that can afford it the option of giving faculty and staff paid leave to undergo certified police training.

Regent Stavros Anthony, a Las Vegas Metro Police captain, wants to allow employees to apply for the training so they could carry weapons and respond to situations such as the April massacre at Virginia Tech."

http://news.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071011/NEWS02/710110340/1321/NEWS

[Bill of Rights]

Good show, Nevada! Make it work and the rest of us will have something to point to as an example. But please, let's make it work by there being no events, not by someone actually having to pull a trigger.

Cogito, ergo porto.

Blessings,
M

[VegasGeorge]

I just heard that the University of Nevada Board of Regents has rejected the proposal that would have allowed trained and permitted faculty and staff to carry weapons on campus. If you had asked me, I would have predicted this result. These people are stupid, and apparently no facts or reason will prevail against their stupidity.

So, for now it's business as usual on the UNLV campuses. The bad guys and crazies will be armed, and everyone else will be at their mercy. Hallelujah!

[Bill of Rights]

Some will argue with me, but this strikes me as similar to marijuana law reform (and before anyone jumps to conclusions, I have never partaken, do not now, and shall not by choice partake in that particular so-called pleasure-I like too much being in control of myself). The similarity I see is that no one in power wants to be the one who first votes for it, for fear that the majority of the populace will then vote them out of office at the next election cycle, or for fear that, with CCW, the first time there is any sort of accident, or with marijuana laws, the first time someone who is legally stoned out of his mind gets behind the wheel and hurts or kills someone, he or she who proposed legitimiziation will be the one held accountable.

It IS stupid, because all it will take will be for one person to handle the CCW issue correctly and stop a threat, and the "vetting" of the program as a good thing on college campuses will be a done deal.

University of Utah permits CCW, as I recall, and has had no incidents-this is helpful, but by the same token, many other universities do not permit CCW and have thus far gotten lucky, so that may be applying to U.Utah as well, though I tend to believe in the deterrent factor.

Better luck next time, Nevada. With any luck, next time you'll get folks in office who understand.

Cogito, ergo porto.

Blessings,
M