March 5 in The New York Times: Arizona closer to allowing students “with a concealed weapons permit — limited to those 21 and older — to carry their firearms at public colleges and universities.” Pushed by a state senator who half-jokingly described herself as a “right-wing wacko,” the bill is the latest attempt to use the tragedies at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois to have us all holster up a firearm.
The idea is not silly or idiotic as much as it is truly dangerous. Would you want to be the person who had to explain to parents that their child had just been shot because a classmate “thought he had a gun”? Think about the dynamics — and the politics — of what happens when guns are not just allowed but welcomed into the classroom.
