25,000-member organization lobbies for students' carrying weapons on campus

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<p>CINCINNATI, Ohio (CNN) -- "Would you rather just sit there and cower underneath a desk when someone executes you or would you rather have a chance to defend your life? That's what it really boils down to."</p>

<p>Michael Flitcraft, a 23-year-old sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, has become a leading advocate for college students to carry weapons on campus. He's an organizer for Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, a grass-roots organization that was formed after last year's Virginia Tech massacre that left 32 college students and professors dead.</p>

<p>The group boasts more than 25,000 members....</p>

<p>Utah is the only state to allow weapons at all public universities. Colorado allows students at universities to carry weapons, except the main university campus in Boulder. In Virginia, Blue Ridge Community College allows students with a proper concealed-weapons permit to be armed."
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<p>“Would you rather just sit there and cower underneath a desk when someone executes you or would you rather have a chance to defend your life? That’s what it really boils down to.”</p>

<p>This is such a GREAT thought! Of course it only works if everyone who carries a weapon can shoot accurately. I suppose holding target practice two afternoons a week on the college green would do it.</p>

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<p>I think they should issue them to all students upon registration. It isn’t a good idea for some students to have them and not others, and there may be lots of students who can’t afford them. In fact, perhaps they can be included in Pell Grants.</p>

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<p>oh lord, it’s time to move to europe…</p>