mandatory mental health evaluation for gun-rights supporters

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Meh. Surely you agree that a private institution should be able to do whatever the hell they want

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Of course!

And they should be open to criticism for such actions, including the use of hyperbole.

[ALawPoker]

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Meh. Surely you agree that a private institution should be able to do whatever the hell they want

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Of course!

And they should be open to criticism for such actions, including the use of hyperbole.

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Agreed. Was just making sure we were on the same page, because I think others assumed you were trying to make a point against the state, when really you were just pointing out an odd decision.

[PLOlover]

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HIS MOTHER BOUGHT HIM A 9 MM ASSAULT RIFLE??!??!?!??

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forget about that, I can see how it *can* happen. what about the grenades! how does *anyone* get a grenade, let alone a 14 year old.

[TomVeil]

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HIS MOTHER BOUGHT HIM A 9 MM ASSAULT RIFLE??!??!?!??

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forget about that, I can see how it *can* happen. what about the grenades! how does *anyone* get a grenade, let alone a 14 year old.

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http://www.instructables.com/id/HIGH...nade/?ALLSTEPS

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[PLOlover]

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http://www.instructables.com/id/HIGH...nade/?ALLSTEPS

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first time I've actually hoped for a rickroll

[VayaConDios]

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http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9795510-38.html

Send an email supporting gun rights? Off to the gulag!

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A Minnesota university has suspended one of its graduate students who sent two e-mail messages to school officials supporting gun rights.

Hamline University also said that master's student Troy Scheffler, who owns a firearm, would be barred from campus and must receive a mandatory "mental health evaluation" after he sent an e-mail message arguing that law-abiding students should be able to carry firearms on campus for self-defense.

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<font color="white"> (now cue phil, dvaut, etc chanting "ZOMG MISLEADING TITLE") </font>

In the school's defense, the student is probably a racist and has somewhat questionable grammar.

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Why is this thread title and OP ok? Are the rules different this week?

[PLOlover]

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http://www.instructables.com/id/HIGH...nade/?ALLSTEPS

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first time I've actually hoped for a rickroll

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I don't know, the article didn't say improvised grenades, but maybe they meant that. honestly those looked way more accident scary than assault scary.

[TomVeil]

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http://www.instructables.com/id/HIGH...nade/?ALLSTEPS

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first time I've actually hoped for a rickroll

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I don't know, the article didn't say improvised grenades, but maybe they meant that. honestly those looked way more accident scary than assault scary.

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I just went into google and typed "I want to build a grenade". I'm sure that there are better sources out there. In the article they did say that one was functional and the other were still being assembled, so I don't think that he just got em off the net or anything.

[One Outer]

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I think it should also be pointed out that this is a private university.

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Further, this kid needs a mental health evaluation and should have been suspended.

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in other words, he is beyond ready to snap. He is a racist with guns ready to snap.

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First of all, gun nuts scare me. Period.

I am a student at Hamline. I also have direct personal knowledge of Troy Scheffler's behavior. He made a big stink about his gun rights last year, even managing to get an article about himself in City Pages, a very popular free newpaper in the Twin Cities, here:

http://www.citypages.com/databank/28...ticle15402.asp

This man is severely unbalanced. His public comments in addition to the content of his emails to university administration are unnerving to say the least. He is also suspected of being the culprit behind some racist graffiti found in a residence hall last year (I kind of doubt this, but it says a lot about a guy when we hear that someone wrote something about "[censored]" in a res hall bathroom and everyone's first thought is "It's probably Troy Scheffler").

I'm glad the administration did what it did. I feel safer. Furthermore, this is a private institution and they can do pretty much whatever they damn well please. In this case, I'm really glad they don't have to worry about violating this guy's rights in order to keep him off campus. And, to go even further, I'm not even comfortable with the idea of sharing a campus with someone that feels he should be able to carry a gun around.

EDIT: This is also a ridiculous thread. We're essentially talking about a private institution that is doing something that is completely within it's rights in order to protect the student body and all others on campus to the best of their ability. If this thread even had a place it would belong in the "Crazy Bigot News and the Almost As Crazy Wingnuts That Defend Them Forum" but unfortunately no such thing exists.

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and you had me all the way up to here:

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[And, to go even further, I'm not even comfortable with the idea of sharing a campus with someone that feels he should be able to carry a gun around.

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