mandatory mental health evaluation for gun-rights supporters

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Exactly. I'd feel much safer walking around Philadelphia if I had a gun. And I don't blame any student (college or otherwise) for wanting to have a gun at his side after what's been going on the past years in this country.

People are less likely to commit violent crimes if they know that 95% of the people around them are armed.

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I'm really surpsised that people would want college kids carrying firearms. I've been out of college for 15 years now but my memory is quite strong. I used to marvel at impulsiveness and the stupidity of drunken college kids even when I was one of them. We had bars on campus (syracuse university) and walking around them on weekend nights you could always count on seeing someone do something stupid. And, of course, a lot of random violence.

College kids are known for their maturity. I'm glad to say that we can't prove I'm right when I suggest; if you arm a college; homicides will escalate.

Youth are not known to be cool and levelheaded... particularly when they drink. I think you're asking for trouble if you want them all to be armed.