University Gun Control, How to Deal?

College campuses nation-wide are placing policy upon gun usage and carrying guidelines as we speak. Recently, this issue came to vote in the Texas House and rallies occured on campus at the University of Texas. There was a march at 11:30am on the 16th to the state capitol that was pro gun-free campus led to voice the opinions of many students who feel encroached upon by the recent legislation passed out of committee assigned to a calendar hearing regarding concealed handguns on campus(in the Texas House, a bill must pass committee, calendar, then House floor to become a bill). A few days before the march, The Daily Texan's Jeremy Burchard wrote an article that was in-fact pro gun-free campus, and this blog post is its opposition. Although I feel there is no need for weapons on campus, there is no deliberation that, if in fact a student so chooses to bring a weapon on campus, he or she will do so, gun free campus or not. There is no policy, doctrine, or even force on this planet that is strong enough to woo a mindless college student from his or her unknown possibly disastrous intentions. That being said, then why not have one? I am pro concealed carry gun policy on campus. By placing restrictions and policies on who can and why they can carry weapons on campus there will be a positively re-inforced structure of gun control on campus. Many students don't even know it, but the campus offers free first time admission to it's own on campus shooting range. Students who choose to compete in shooting contests, a popular hobby amongst many marksmen, are currently not allowed to practice with their own weapons on campus. If caught with a weapon for even honest reasons, expulsion has been seen to follow. There are many reasons as to why this proposed H.B. 1893 should and most likely will be passed. A lot of it has to do with Texans' stubborn love for their guns. I would say I feel safer knowing the Marine behind me in class can protect if necessary those around him/her or even any regular (but licensed) patron that are threatened by gun violence. We will see what happens when the committee report reaches the calendars, and I will report on my Representative's views on this issue in a post later this week.