Democrats Say College Students Too Drunk And Crazy to be Trusted With Guns
What an insult. How does this party enjoy more support from college students?
Campus Reform reports.
Congressional Dems say college students too drunk, crazy to be trusted with guns
According to several House Democrats, college students cannot be trusted to carry concealed firearms because of their propensity to drink alcohol and experience depressive episodes.
In a letter sent to the leaders of both chambers of the Florida Legislature Tuesday, 10 Democrats from Florida’s Congressional delegation—including Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz—weighed in on a pending bill to allow concealed carry on college campuses (HB 4001/ SB 68), expressing their “belief that this change would only serve to increase gun violence in our campus communities” and urging state legislators to reject the measure.
“College students are already known to disproportionately engage in high[-]risk behaviors such as binge drinking and to struggle with mental health issues including thoughts of suicide,” the representatives write. “Increasing students’ access to guns only increases the likelihood that volatile situations on campus will end in tragedy.”
Currently, even individuals who hold a concealed carry license in Florida are prohibited from possessing firearms on a college or university campus, with only a narrow exception for stun guns and other nonlethal weapons that are “designed solely for defensive purposes” and do not fire a projectile.
The letter also mentions that certain campus police officers have speculated that campus carry “would dangerously interfere with their response to an active shooter situation in that they will struggle to identify the actual perpetrator,” but neglects to address the question of whether it would also have beneficial effects in terms of mitigating the damage inflicted during such an incident.
Congressional Dems say college students too drunk, crazy to be trusted with guns (Campus Reform)
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Um, to have your CCW you have to be over 21, which is usually during the Senior year of college.
In many states you can’t buy a handgun unless you are 21 or older.
And, of course, it is already illegal for students under 21 to drink. You know, laws.
Another failure of an argument by those that don’t have the best interests of the students in mind.
Voting age should be tied to ccw age. If a person isn’t old enough and mature enough and safe enough age to get a CCW then they certainly aren’t old enough and mature enough to vote.