Weapons on college campuses

[Benton]

(04-01-2016, 11:35 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: I noticed that no one is selecting the "only faculty/staff" option. I'm just curious if anyone would like to expand on their thoughts in that regard.

I freely admit that I bounce back and forth on this issue a lot. Being in higher ed as a student, as staff, as someone with close ties to some faculty and a knowledge of that aspect of things, there are a lot of sides to this that I see and often wonder about.

What makes faculty or staff any more qualified to carry a lethal weapon? Having an art history degree doesn't mean you know basic firearm safety. Being able to explain entropy doesn't give you the ability to pick up a handgun, chamber a round and safely fire it at anything. A firearms course is much more relevant than employment status.