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EDITORIAL: Guns On Campus.(Editorial)

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

| April 24, 2007 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Apr. 24--Guns on campus In wake of the Virgina Tech shooting, do you think students and faculty should be allowed to carry guns on campus? Would this massacre have been avoided with better gun control laws? What do you think would help to avoid such tragedies?Luke Augspurger, 19, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.: I was sitting in a large lecture class the other day, and I couldn't help but think how it would be so easy for someone to walk in and kill at least 20 people in a matter of seconds. It is a testament to the current level of security and counseling that incidents like the one at Virginia Tech do not happen more often. Gun control laws would not help. Someone…

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