UW Students Arm Themselves!

[BlueRidge]

haha yea, they must think themselves to be pretty badass with that story gettin' on the news.

BRING IT ON HOODLUMS!!1

 

[phill4paul]

haha yea, they must think themselves to be pretty badass with that story gettin' on the news.

BRING IT ON HOODLUMS!!1

Eh, whatever it takes to get noticed and laid. That was my 20 something motivational factor.

 

[BlueRidge]

Amen

 

[phill4paul]

BTW, BlueRidge, Welcome to Liberty forrest.

 

[BlueRidge]

Thank you Good Sir! Seems like a nice enough place ; )

 

[phill4paul]

Thank you Good Sir! Seems like a nice enough place ; )

You'll find everything here. The good, the bad and the ugly. I've been here a while and there have been so many interesting threads that I have missed just because there is so much.

 

[pcosmar]

You'll find everything here. The good, the bad and the ugly..

Ain't that the truth.

Hi ya, I'm one of the "ugly".

 

[axiomata]

I'm at the UW. There was a very good Letter to the Editor following this story in the DailyUW paper. You have to remember that this paper is extremely liberal, and the choice to feature Mr. Luong as a typical concealed carrier was intentional.

http://dailyuw.com/2009/10/30/free-speech-friday-oct-30-2009/

In response to “Students carry concealed weapons in response to U-District crime” by Lexie Krell, Oct. 27, 2009

I am a student at the UW and a Concealed Pistol License holder in the state of Washington. I am not a vigilante or would-be hero. I do not go looking for trouble. If I thought I would need a firearm somewhere, I wouldn’t go there. Violence is my last resort, not my first choice.

I am no fan of Mr. Luong “fishing for robbers.” I think it is foolish, dangerous and a poor representation of the community of generally responsible, safe, unobtrusive, peaceful concealed carriers he has joined.

I am trained and will continue to train in the use of firearms as well as non-lethal means of defense. An integral part of any good training is learning how to avoid having to use such skills. I hope Mr. Luong and his cohorts get such training and exercise the avoidance part to the best of their abilities.

We are all responsible for our own individual safety. We all get the e-mails … how often do the police arrive in time to interrupt one of these muggings? This is not a criticism of the police. This is the nature of there being far fewer of them than of us. My point is only that the police cannot directly protect us from the bad guys most of the time, and so we must exercise skills of avoidance, mitigation and defense as necessary to provide for our own safety.

Check out Students for Concealed Carry on Campus; they’re on Facebook.

Stay safe out there.

Chris Brenan

Senior, computer science and mathematics