Letters to the Editor

Firearm regulations not enough

Dear Editor,

    I, like many others, am infuriated by the lack of reason when dealing with the regulation of firearms. It is this ignorance that allowed the recent tragedy at NIU, as well as the massacre at Virginia Tech.
    Being a college student this issue hits close to home; especially after the incident here on campus, in which a former MARINE was ousted from our campus for having possession of firearms. These incidents, along with a trust in common sense, point to the fact that despite the illegality of being in possession of a firearm on campus (even with a carrying permit) anyone could conceal one long enough to injure or kill many students with relative ease.
    Not only this, but because law abiding citizens tend to obey the law, there will be no one to stop the carnage, just as there was no one at NIU or Virginia Tech, even with the fastest response time from public safety. This not only applies to Universities but also to society as a whole. Believing that regulating firearms will lessen violence is naive to say the least, and akin to believing blindly that prohibition ended the sale, consumption and violence involving alcohol.
    Having said that, it is painfully obvious that the proponents of gun control and their political affiliates cannot have the safety of the people in mind, but their own power and their party’s power in mind. After all, the main ingredient for government control and oppression is a populace that is incapable of an uprising, which if memory serves, this country was founded upon. What better way than to strip the tools of resistance from the people?
Sincerely,

Isaac Turner,
junior,
pre-engineering

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Feb 29 2008. Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry