Stubob
11-09-2007, 08:27 PM
As a 26-year-old honors graduate, current student, and concealed handgun license holder, I found the editorial "No campus arms race" a personal insult. Everyone is entitled to an opinion in a forum of free and equal exchange of ideas, but I wish to rebut some of its main points.
First, I do not use alcohol or drugs, and neither did most of my fellow honors students, so while these are problems, brashly beginning an article by stereotyping college students is presumptuous.
The editorial cites prevalence of risky behaviors such as binge drinking and drugs, but pays no heed to the fact that college students with CHLs are not these same students. We know this because students with permits aren't causing problems off campus, and would not cause on-campus problems. CHL holders, a law-abiding demographic, have criminal percentage far below the general population's. Why expect me to become a maniacal killer the moment I enter the hallowed halls of education?
Here is the rest of the story...
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/OPINION03/711080317
First, I do not use alcohol or drugs, and neither did most of my fellow honors students, so while these are problems, brashly beginning an article by stereotyping college students is presumptuous.
The editorial cites prevalence of risky behaviors such as binge drinking and drugs, but pays no heed to the fact that college students with CHLs are not these same students. We know this because students with permits aren't causing problems off campus, and would not cause on-campus problems. CHL holders, a law-abiding demographic, have criminal percentage far below the general population's. Why expect me to become a maniacal killer the moment I enter the hallowed halls of education?
Here is the rest of the story...
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071108/OPINION03/711080317