Virginia Tech Gun Attack Again

People who randomly kill others are cowards.  They pick places where they are not likely to meet resistance to do their killing.  Virginia Tech has a gun ban on Campus.  The College I went to in the 1970s has a rifle and pistol club.  It was unremarkable to see a rifle case carried by a student on campus, any more than seeing someone with a tennis racket.  It just means there is a meet today.  Pistoleros had there guns in a bag.

The first such campus shoot-em up occurred at UT Texas, when an ex-marine began sniping and killing students from a Tower.  People driving cars and gun clubbers returned fire, laying down suppression on the Marine sharpshooter.

When the first cop arrived at the scene he asked a man with a rifle who were all these people with guns firing back?

"Texans."  Came the reply.  Eventually a citizen and a officer worked their way up the tower and executed the Marine.  No swat.  No "perimeter."  Just old fashioned "git 'er done..."

There has not been a repeat performance at UT Austin, possibly because UT Austin still has an active Rifle and Pistol Club.  Fool around with a gun on UT Austin Campus, and Suzy Sophomore might surprise you by busting cap in your head.  She's #2 in the state rankings.

Today two more were killed by a gunman on Virginia Tech campus.  Firearms are forbidden on the Virginia Tech campus.  One killed was a cop.  Of course, kill the cop, and then for sure you are free to kill at leisure.  Whose left to defend the students?  When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.

If you believe in the right to self-defense, then it is hypocritical to leave it to others.  One should be reasonably sure they can kill an attacker.  Get the right equalizer, and make training part of your life.  It would be a good business too.  The state is burning the cops, like teachers.  You'll surely need to defend yourself.

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