<p>Since Dr. Kleck’s work has influenced more than half of the state legislatures in the United States regarding firearms, and since Kleck’s work was cited by the US Supreme Court in the Heller decision, you may want to expand your reading list a bit.</p>
<p>Personal rights in the United States do not need licenses, which is a permission granted by the state or federal government. Rights are not granted to people by the state, rights are held innately by people and thus require nothing from the state. For example, you do not generally need state permission to hunt on your own land, you need state permission to hunt on state land. Exceptions could include prohibitions regarding protected game or animals, like bald eagles. </p>
<p>Rights are not unlimited, however, as a 29 year old FSU grad student was arrested recently for possessing firearms in a campus dorm. The state can and does regulate what is brought into campus property.</p>
<p>Rightly, there should be, and there will be, more public debate the coming months in Florida about gun control as the next Florida legislative session approaches.</p>
<p>Seems the “gun problem” is actually a problem with human behavior. Let’s pass more laws restricting behavior. How about we ban alcohol, first? Such would immediately stop drunken driving, domestic abuse, a lot of sex crimes, fights, and a LOT more.</p>
<p>American society has a certain element of chaos associated with it, due to emphasis Americans place on the exercise of individual liberty. We constantly balance between too much liberty and too little. It is a struggle which will never end.</p>
<p>Firearms ownership is an individual right, not a privilege granted by the state or federal government. It is already regulated and not unlimited. Accidents and murders with firearms, as well as personal defense shootings, will inevitably occur from time to time despite our best efforts to minimize such events. People are human and make errors all the time. Overreacting makes an already tragic situation worse.</p>
<p>Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. I can’t totally enjoy life or pursue happiness and safety if too many nut jobs in my neighborhood have the liberty to possess guns.</p>
<p>Guess FSU PD was not amused. He was arrested for having firearms on campus. However, it was his right to have such firearms, assuming he was not barred.</p>
<p>Hey guys, haven’t chimed in on here in forever.</p>
<p>Anyways, I’m a Senator for FSU’s SGA.</p>
<p>Senate met tonight and basically we passed a bill saying we oppose firearms to be carried on campus, both concealed and open. Will be passed to local news sources and the Florida senate will be hearing about it.</p>
<p>I am an FSU fan and a prospective student but if this bill becomes a law i am going to second thought applying there. as many of you already stated, this will give more headaches than benefits at the long run. :(</p>
<p>This isn’t a law yet. If you are opposed to Senate Bill 234, contact your elected officials and tell them to vote against the bill so it doesn’t become a law. Most Florida legislators have not taken a public position on this bill yet, they still have their fingers up in the air to determine which way public sentiment is flowing. Let your voice be heard!</p>
<p>No national Greek fraternal organization supports or allows guns in frat houses. Nor do they support or allow underage drinking. Frats come and go on campuses all over the US every year based on bad behavior. Many frats at FSU were disbanded and gone for years, only to recolonize again later with a brand new group of guys. The reasons were hazing, alcohol misuse, etc. This is true at most universities.</p>
<p>Significant words used in the Lamda Chi Alpha home office letter dumping the local FSU chapter are “bystander behavior.” Apparently the members at the local fraternity knew there was bad stuff going on at the house but everyone looked away from the problems and sat on their hands. Instead of helping each other do the right things, like a fraternity is supposed to do, the members looked the other way and didn’t correct problems, letting their fellow brothers down. Bystander behavior ignoring and not doing anything to correct stink, can be as bad as actually doing the bad things.</p>
<p>If you are opposed to SB 234 allowing more guns on campus, don’t be guilty of “bystander behavior”; contact your state senators and tell them to vote against this stinky bad bill.</p>
<p>The Florida Senate Committee on Criminal Justice will have a hearing at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, Feb. 22, to discuss and make recommendations for SB 234.</p>
<p>If you are opposed to Senate Bill 234, which will allow more guns on college campuses, email the 5 senators/committee members tonight and voice your opposition to the bill, tell them in your own words why you feel the bill should be killed in their committee meeting tomorrow. Better yet, walk over from campus and attend the meeting tomorrow and address the senators face to face. The meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in Tallahassee in the Mallory Horne committee meeting room in the Senate office bldg. (the bldg. immediately south of tall capitol bldg.) It’s a public meeting, get there early around 8:15 a.m. to allow time to get through gun detectors and security at front door to senate office building.</p>
<p>Discussion about SB 234 was postponed this morning after killed FSU student Ashley Cowie’s dad showed up at this morning’s senate hearing opposing gun bill.</p>
<p>[Guns</a> on campus bill discussion delayed amid emotional scene | Florida politics blog: The Buzz | tampabay.com & St. Petersburg Times](<a href=“Florida Politics”>Florida Politics)</p>
Great use of this word! LOL!</p>