First and foremost, this is not the place to say guns are or are not the problem, mental heath care is or is not the problem, or any of that political bullshit. Keep to the question, please.
Second, I am not in any way, shape, or form advocating for breaking the law.
Third, there is no TLDR because you need to read this if you're going to reply to it.
So, I got out of my college class early today because of an argument before class. It started out as a discussion, became heated, one person antagonized the other, and then it got serious. Several people were ready to call the cops because of the things the guy said, but the issue is they were all implied threats. IE, "I'm clinically insane, the only reason I'm not in the hospital is because I was self admitted and they couldn't keep me." "If I don't care about my life why would I care about yours?" "If it weren't illegal, stupid fucking fat fucks like you'd be dead." He was asked to leave and because of fear amongst the students class was dismissed, but the question was raised "What about the next time we have class?" The best the proff could say is that the Dean and department head would review the case to see if permanent removal was called for and that campus security would be on station if anything happened. I waited till after class and asked the proff what the active shooter plan was, like a fire plan but with an active shooter. I got the patented "hide under your desk" plan ripped straight out of a 1950's elementary nuclear bomb plan... I did a quick tactical assessment and, sparing you all the details, if there were an active shooter 60% of the class is dead before the first person makes it to the secondary exit. Another 20% during the rush for the rest of the class to get out. Another 5% if the shooter follows into the hall. (rough estimations)
So then I got thinking, places like colleges and movie theaters have standing "no firearms/weapons" policies. But how would I feel if someone broke that law and then was the one to save my life? How would I, the media, and society react if someone was able to stop a massacre at 3 dead instead of double digits but were only able to do so because they themselves broke the law? In the interest of full disclosure I do often legally carry canceled and never carry where the law says I can't, nor do I plan to. This doesn't just have to be colleges or movie theaters though. It could be handguns are illegal in your country or what have you. It's just the general scenario I'm curious about.
So escapists, how would you feel?
Second, I am not in any way, shape, or form advocating for breaking the law.
Third, there is no TLDR because you need to read this if you're going to reply to it.
So, I got out of my college class early today because of an argument before class. It started out as a discussion, became heated, one person antagonized the other, and then it got serious. Several people were ready to call the cops because of the things the guy said, but the issue is they were all implied threats. IE, "I'm clinically insane, the only reason I'm not in the hospital is because I was self admitted and they couldn't keep me." "If I don't care about my life why would I care about yours?" "If it weren't illegal, stupid fucking fat fucks like you'd be dead." He was asked to leave and because of fear amongst the students class was dismissed, but the question was raised "What about the next time we have class?" The best the proff could say is that the Dean and department head would review the case to see if permanent removal was called for and that campus security would be on station if anything happened. I waited till after class and asked the proff what the active shooter plan was, like a fire plan but with an active shooter. I got the patented "hide under your desk" plan ripped straight out of a 1950's elementary nuclear bomb plan... I did a quick tactical assessment and, sparing you all the details, if there were an active shooter 60% of the class is dead before the first person makes it to the secondary exit. Another 20% during the rush for the rest of the class to get out. Another 5% if the shooter follows into the hall. (rough estimations)
So then I got thinking, places like colleges and movie theaters have standing "no firearms/weapons" policies. But how would I feel if someone broke that law and then was the one to save my life? How would I, the media, and society react if someone was able to stop a massacre at 3 dead instead of double digits but were only able to do so because they themselves broke the law? In the interest of full disclosure I do often legally carry canceled and never carry where the law says I can't, nor do I plan to. This doesn't just have to be colleges or movie theaters though. It could be handguns are illegal in your country or what have you. It's just the general scenario I'm curious about.
So escapists, how would you feel?
