It was my pleasure today to be a guest on a new local political radio show.  Nathan Cunningham is hosting ”Political Viewpoints” weekly on WMSR, 1320 am. This was his second show and I really appreciate him having me as a guest.

Nathan is a Democrat but expressed to me his desire to keep the show fair. He was true to his word and we had a good discussion of various issues, including many of the issues on my issues page.

One area we had strong disagreement on was the 2nd Amendment.  Nathan tried to use the recent college shootings as evidence of the need for gun restrictions in public places. I pointed out the obvious.  Guns were banned on campus and yet the shootings happened anyway.

Frankly, I don’t believe we will ever eliminate these sort of events.  The shooter has been identified as a person with a mental disorder. By definition, crazy people act crazy. The best we can hope for is to be able to defend ourselves when the worst happens.

That is why I supported the recent bill in the Senate to allow carry permit holders to carry weapons in locations that serve alcohol provided they are not drinking alcohol. This allows for responsible law abiding citizens to defend themselves if need be.

Obviously there needs to be careful consideration before allowing just anyone to carry weapons on a college campus.  But universities and governments have a responsibility to either protect or allow individuals to defend themselves, even on campus.  Because we know for a fact, based on current events, that those willing to commit murder are certainly willing to violate gun bans.

I would love to hear you thoughts on this issue,  Email me.

Posted on February 19th, 2008 by Lynn
Filed under: 2nd Amendment, Events