In college eight years ago, I was raped in a parking garage only feet from the campus police office.
I could see the police cruisers parked for the night as this stranger raped me, pistol to my head. I knew no one was coming to help me.
At the time of my attack, I had a Nevada concealed carry permit. But in Nevada, permit holders are not allowed to carry firearms on campuses. As someone who obeys the law, I left my firearm at home when I went to school. The law that was meant to safeguard me – the gun-free zone – only guaranteed I would be defenseless.
Eventually the man was caught, tried and convicted – not just for using a gun in gun-free zone, but also for raping two other women and murdering one. My attacker was not a student, nor did he have a concealed-carry weapon permit.
More @ The New York Times
gun free zones are very attractive to criminals
ReplyDeleteOh, yes.
DeleteI live in the town where this occurred. I am also on the Search and Rescue Team that spent one week looking for Briana Dennison. Our town used to have minimal crime.....now we have shootings, armed robberies, gang violence etc every week. Of course there is no correlation between this and all the liberals that have moved here over the last 25 years.... Simply put, they want to completely disarm everyone EXCEPT the violent criminals. On a side note....the POS who raped and murdered Briana is seeking a new trial.
ReplyDeleteLocked, Loaded, Safety off, Ready to engage.
Simply put, they want to completely disarm everyone EXCEPT the violent criminals. On a side note....the POS who raped and murdered Briana is seeking a new trial.
DeleteAmazing.
While in college to attain my AS in Nursing, I carried everyday and no one was the wiser, I didn't advertise it, nor had to use it, but, I would have if needed. And this was in the communist Oregon.
ReplyDeleteGood, when I recently camped out to CA, I didn't change my habits once I hit the state and was there five months.
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