PSU students/staff: Empty Holster Protest

[lexington86]

Just a thought: perhaps a good day to do it would be on the anniversary of the VA Tech shooting...

[Pyrotek85]

Originally Posted by lexington86

Just a thought: perhaps a good day to do it would be on the anniversary of the VA Tech shooting...

They would no doubt 'offend' countless people, but the fact is, the rampage could have been curtailed or even stopped altogether if responsible students/faculty could carry.

[Zef_66]

Originally Posted by Pyrotek85

They would no doubt 'offend' countless people, but the fact is, the rampage could have been curtailed or even stopped altogether if responsible students/faculty could carry.

The regulation in the Penn State student handbook that students are not allowed to carry a firearm on campus and protect themselves offends me. ie... I don't care what they think.

[Pyrotek85]

Originally Posted by Zef_66

The regulation in the Penn State student handbook that students are not allowed to carry a firearm on campus and protect themselves offends me. ie... I don't care what they think.

Exactly, its offensive they don't care enough about the safety of students and faculty.

[lexington86]

Originally Posted by Zef_66

The regulation in the Penn State student handbook that students are not allowed to carry a firearm on campus and protect themselves offends me. ie... I don't care what they think.

Exactly my point. No doubt people would be mad about it, but it would be a great time to educate them also.

[rspowers]

While I hate that rule because I am a student and I cannot even leave my gun in the car


I think any pro-gun talk that day is not a good idea. While it makes sense from a logical stand point, that day is filled with emotion and would only make any anti or unsure people hate guns even more.

[scoutjoe]

I would be all up for wearing the holster again, it would be less effective since most of us would be wearing coats over the holster.

Everybody following the lack of PSUTXT emergency crap with the Atherton Hall lockdown?

/sarcasim on
it was a possible sighting of a suspect in a murder loose in a dorm...you don't need to know about that the super citizens will protect you...
/sarcasim off

[Zef_66]

Just thinking outloud here...

But PSU makes it own regulations and they are usually more harsh than PA laws. And even if you don't break any of PA laws, you can still get in trouble through the university and be suspended, expelled, etc. Like plagiarism...not illegal per se, but will get you kicked from school.

So, I wonder if someone called into PSU police and reported a man with a gun, the police report, find your empty holster, talk to you, etc...would Judiciary Affairs suspend you for something like this? With the hard stance they often take on things, I would imagine they would...

[lexington86]

Originally Posted by Zef_66

So, I wonder if someone called into PSU police and reported a man with a gun, the police report, find your empty holster, talk to you, etc...would Judiciary Affairs suspend you for something like this? With the hard stance they often take on things, I would imagine they would...

I would think no. What rule would carrying an empty holster violate? It would have to be a rule saying you can't attach any plastic or leather device to your belt that could be used to carry a weapon. Sounds silly just typing that.

[Kenshin]

Originally Posted by scoutjoe

I would be all up for wearing the holster again, it would be less effective since most of us would be wearing coats over the holster.

Everybody following the lack of PSUTXT emergency crap with the Atherton Hall lockdown?

/sarcasim on
it was a possible sighting of a suspect in a murder loose in a dorm...you don't need to know about that the super citizens will protect you...
/sarcasim off

I spent all day on campus both today and yesterday and I haven't heard anything about a lockdown.... Makes me wonder if the first thing ill see if the SHTF is a bunch of students running and screaming....