Shane Tuttle
Staff
I just caught portions of his interview on Fox a few minutes ago on his view on allowing students on campus to carry concealed firearms. The following is an overview of what I caught and to the best of my memory of what he said. These statements are not quoted.
As most know from Heller vs. D.C., he clarified part of the ruling that the individual right was granted in regards to owning a firearm in the home...
But, he also stated that it was an English professor at University of Texas that shot the sniper in the belltower that ended his shooting spree back in (1966?).
He also asserted that there were a number of students that were already trained to CCW or military experience that would qualify them to proficiently carry and use firearms at the time when the Virginia Tech incident took place.
The kicker was his drawn conclusion: If these law abiding citizens were able to carry while on campus, the incident might not have turned out the way it did.
I know that this is elementary to us. But, it's good to see that a former judge is able to have national air time to provide a viewpoint that supports the Constitution.
As most know from Heller vs. D.C., he clarified part of the ruling that the individual right was granted in regards to owning a firearm in the home...
But, he also stated that it was an English professor at University of Texas that shot the sniper in the belltower that ended his shooting spree back in (1966?).
He also asserted that there were a number of students that were already trained to CCW or military experience that would qualify them to proficiently carry and use firearms at the time when the Virginia Tech incident took place.
The kicker was his drawn conclusion: If these law abiding citizens were able to carry while on campus, the incident might not have turned out the way it did.
I know that this is elementary to us. But, it's good to see that a former judge is able to have national air time to provide a viewpoint that supports the Constitution.
