University of Washington: Dangerous place, students take up arms

[CaptainHaplo]

The issue here isn't that they are now armed - which is their legal right.

The problem is they have no legal authority to go looking for trouble, and in fact, the reality that they are armed puts a greater responsibility upon them to NOT seek out confrontations, since they should be more aware than an unarmed person would be about how the situation can escalate.

If they all were friends, and all happened to decide that as a group or as individuals who were victimized or wanted to prevent being victimized, then more power to them to go through the steps to be legally armed for that purpose.

However, to seek out trouble just because your now armed, is the height of stupidity, and I would go so far as to say that since the one guy admitted he is "fishing" - his actions constitute behavior not in accordance with responsible gun carry laws, and his concealed permit should be revoked.

The right to keep and bear arms is predicated on a sense of responsibility to do so without endangering the general public. This guy could stumble onto a campus couple arguing and react without thought, merely because he is LOOKING to put himself into a confrontation.

In essence - his actions and statements show he is not carrying for defensive purposes.