Comments on: Lawyer Up, Kids

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:41:29 +0000

NYC/Manhattan has been virtually a gun free zone since Rudy’s days and the shooting rate here has dropped dramatically (over 75%), starting with the mass murder count. There goes that thesis…

By: Bourbaki

Bourbaki — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:21:26 +0000

"And yet the beer will still get in."

Absolutely. You have to keep in mind, these are college students that we are talking about. They are (supposed to be) smarter than average, and many are very good at thinking outside the box. I have seen complete 'heads make bongs out of whatever was on hand. They would make MacGuyver proud.

If they want to get something onto campus. It will happen. (Trust me, a friend and I were the architects of a kegger on top of the Admin building in college...where there is a beer, there is a way.)

By: thedoctor2001

thedoctor2001 — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:49:44 +0000

Perhaps, the time for “bricks and mortar” schools has passed entirely. Other than being a forum for social interacting and all the nonsense that allows, education is better done thru the internet.

By: John d

John d — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:12:20 +0000

I have had the same thought for years. When someone in authority prevents you from having the means to defend yourself they should be liable for the damages incurred ie. wrongful death etc.

The lawsuits would bankrupt cities like Washington D.C and San Francisco.

But that hasn't happened. That's a fat award that no competent, or incompetent personal injury lawyer would pass up.

That's why I suspect that there are Sovereign Immunity protections that keep cities, government agencies and schools from being sued. But I'm not sure about private property like Malls though.

By: David Weisman

David Weisman — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:54:53 +0000

How do those congressmen who support the NRA keep guns out of their rallies when they personally appear? That might be a better model – though snark aside, I’m convinced. Whatever you say about gun control, gun free zones with no enforcement don’t work.