Concealed Carry Movement on College Campuses

Friday's NBC Nightly News took a balanced look at the issue of whether colleges would be safer if students were allowed greater freedom to carry concealed weapons on campus. Though the report failed to delve into any supporting statistics, soundbites were featured from advocates on both sides of the issue, including Mike Guzman of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus: "This is where we see mass shootings occur, at gun-free zones, because these criminals have a government guarantee or a university guarantee that their intended victims will be unarmed and unable to defend themselves." (Transcript follows)

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Perdue signs law allowing guns in restaurants

Georgians with carry licenses will be able to tote their concealed guns on public transportation, in restaurants that serve alcohol and in state parks under legislation signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday. Perdue inked the popular gun bill on the final day for him to sign or veto legislation.

[some folks get it][btw: 40 states now allow concealed carry for law abiding citizens. The 10 that don't? The same ones with the highest crime rates - but that's only a coincidence - move along...]

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